pinfires

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A form of pinfire — An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pinfire
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pinfires. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfires

MLA

“pinfires.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfires. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinfires,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfires.

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