English Dictionary: rim-fire | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rim-fire \Rim"-fire`\, a. Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from {center-fire}; -- said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. Such cartridges are now little used. |