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