Peabody action

noun

An early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle.

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Meanings

nounPeabody action (plural Peabody actions)

plural Peabody actions

  1. historicalengineeringAn early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle.

Origin

Named after the inventor, Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Peabody action. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peabody%20action

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“Peabody action.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peabody%20action. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peabody action,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peabody%20action.

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