Definition of Pinfire

1. a. Having a firing pin to explode the cartridge; as, a pin- fire rifle.

Definition of Pinfire

1. Noun. (context: firearms) An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinfire

pineta
pineth
pinetum
pinetums
pineweed
pinewood
pinewoods
piney
pineyard
pineyards
pinfall
pinfalls
pinfeather
pinfeathered
pinfeathers
pinfire (current term)
pinfires
pinfish
pinfishes
pinfold
pinfolded
pinfolding
pinfolds
ping
ping-pong
ping-pong ball
ping-pong bone
ping-pong mechanism
ping-pong table
ping pong

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