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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A light sheet-metal device for clasping several cartridges at the base and so arranged as to permit the quick insertion of all the cartridges into the magazine of a repeating firearm.

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  • “On his way back to the main road, the Chief-Inspector checked the cartridge-clip of his revolver and made sure there was some tobacco in his pouch.”

    Maigret at the Crossroads

  • “The Spaniards taught us how to make olive oil lamps out of a condensed milk tin, a cartridge-clip, and a bit of rag.”

    Homage to Catalonia

  • “He paused a few seconds to jack a fresh cartridge-clip into the automatic.”

    Darkness and Dawn

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