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2 definitions found 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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