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Kentucky rifle
noun
: a muzzle-loading long-barreled flintlock rifle developed in the 18th century in Pennsylvania and used extensively on the American frontier
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Look no further than the Kentucky rifle team's trip home from the NCAA national championship Saturday.
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Kentucky rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kentucky%20rifle. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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Kentucky rifle
noun
: a long flintlock rifle loaded through the muzzle that was developed in the 18th century
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