Kentucky rifle

noun

A distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.

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Pennsylvania rifleTennessee riflelong rifle
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Meanings

nounKentucky rifle (plural Kentucky rifles)

plural Kentucky rifles

  1. UShistoricalA distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.

    Synonyms: Pennsylvania rifle, Tennessee rifle, long rifle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.

Similar
Pennsylvania rifleTennessee riflelong rifle
Also see
long riflepennsylvania rifletennessee rifle
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APA

Kentucky rifle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentucky%20rifle

MLA

“Kentucky rifle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentucky%20rifle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kentucky rifle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentucky%20rifle.

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