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Definition of Carabineer
1. Noun. A soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine.
Definition of Carabineer
1. n. A carbineer.
Definition of Carabineer
1. Noun. (obsolete) A cavalry soldier whose armament was a carbine ¹
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Definition of Carabineer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carabineer
Literary usage of Carabineer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1826)
"The carabineer eft her, after declaring that he vould narrowly watch all her
steps, nul if ever he found her guilty of ho slightest trespass, kill her. ..."
2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1826)
"That officer withdrew to wait for reinforcements, after having posted sentinels
at a distance to watch the motions of the besieged carabineer. ..."
3. The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica by Gaston Vuillier (1896)
"On seeing the murderer of his mate, the carabineer felt hate in his heart. ...
But, coming one day to Macomer to sell some game, the carabineer, ..."