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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carbine \Car"bine\, n. [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 ? a
throwing down fr ? to throw; ? down + ? to throw. Cf
{Parable}.] (Mil.)
A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted
soldiers or cavalry.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
carbine
n : light automatic rifle
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