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carbine

[ kahr-been, -bahyn ]

noun

  1. a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
  2. (formerly) a short rifle used in the cavalry.


carbine

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. a light automatic or semiautomatic rifle of limited range
  2. Also calledcarabincarabine a light short-barrelled shoulder rifle formerly used by cavalry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carbine1

1595–1605; earlier carabine < Middle French: small harquebus, weapon borne by a carabin a lightly armed cavalryman, compared with ( e ) scarabin gravedigger for plague victims (< ʰDZç, akin to French escarbot cockchafer, dung beetle ≪ Latin scarabaeus scarab ), though semantic change is unclear
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carbine1

C17: from French carabine, from Old French carabin carabineer, perhaps variant of escarrabin one who prepares corpses for burial, from é, from Latin scarabaeus scarab
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He told the jury he had responded to "10 to 15 spontaneous incidents" but added this was the first time he had fired his carbine rifle in a live operation.

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With its flair for guerrilla theater, the SLA picked the Hibernia Bank to rob, knowing that security cameras would capture Hearst storming the lobby with a military-style M1 carbine, under no apparent coercion.

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But any of them might point to Don Hogan Charles’ photo of him peering out of his window while holding an M1 carbine.

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With only two revolvers and one carbine, they couldn’t hold off a patrol of Union cavalry for long.

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Two German sailors, who were armed with light submachine guns and carbines, were with them.

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