Chassepot
Pronunciation : Chasse`pot"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From the French inventor, A. A. Chassepot.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: A kind of breechloading, center-fire rifle, or improved needle gun.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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