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carbine

[kahr-been, -bahyn] / ˈkɑr bin, -baɪn /
NOUN
musket
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“What I remember is the time John Wayne killed three men with a carbine . . . and the time the kitten found Orson Welles in the doorway in The Third Man.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

The carbine red of two works by the Beirut-based artist Dala Nasser frame the back and a side wall.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Possible sales of firearms were also discussed with Colt CZ Group, the Czech holding company that owns the long-established U.S. carbine and rifle maker, the source said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023

He pulled at his helmet strap and set his carbine down.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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