Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hand-fire-arm having a very short barrel with a caliber of from 2 to 3 inches, mounted upon a stock fitted either for the shoulder or for holding under the arm, and having a match-lock, a flint-lock, or a wheel-lock, according to its epoch.
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Here, too, one will find coffee being cleaned by the primitive hand-mortar and wind-winnowing method.
All About Coffee 1909
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