Muzzle-loader
Pronunciation : Muz"zle-load`er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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