What is having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled. -- n. A smoothbore firearm called?
smoothbore — Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled. -- n. A smoothbore firearm. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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