CARBINE

carbine

(noun) light automatic rifle

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

carbine (plural carbines)

A rifle with a short barrel.

Anagrams

• brace in

Source: Wiktionary

Car"bine, n. Etym: [F. carbine, OF. calabrin carabineer (cf. Ot. calabrina a policeman), fr. OF & Pr. calabre, OF. cable, chable, an engine of war used in besieging, fr. LL. chadabula, cabulus, a kind of projectile machine, fr. Gr. Parable.] (Mil.)

Definition: A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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