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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several rifles formerly used by British and American troops, especially the .30- or .303-caliber, bolt-action, breechloading model.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Enfield, a borough of London, England.]

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