enfield

plural enfields

1. A heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.

   Tradition relates, that the O'Kelly crest of “the Enfield” originated at this time, from the circumstance of this animal having issued from the sea, to protect the body of Tadhg from the Danes, 'till rescued by his followers.

   1847, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, page 957

1. A locale in England:
   1. A town and London borough in Greater London.
   2. A suburban area in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, south of Clayton-le-Moors (OS grid ref SD7530).
   3. A district of the town of Redditch, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0368).
2. A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.
3. A locale in Australia.
   1. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; named for the town in England.
   2. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
   3. A rural locality in Victoria, Australia.
4. A suburban community in Nova Scotia, Canada; named for the town in Connecticut.
5. A locale in the United States.
   1. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut; named for the town in England.
   2. A village in White County, Illinois.
   3. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
   4. A submerged ghost town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; named for early settler Robert Field.
   5. A town, village, and census-designated place in Grafton County, New Hampshire; named for the town in Connecticut.
   6. A town in Tompkins County, New York.
   7. A town in Halifax County, North Carolina.
6. An English habitational surname from Old English.

plural Enfields

1. An Enfield revolver, a British handgun manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.

   Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra.

   1997 December 23, Marcus [username], “Re: New Pre '64 or 700 action?”, in rec.guns (Usenet)