carbine
noun
- A shortened version of a full-length rifle or musket
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.biːn/ / /ˈkɑː.baɪ̯n/ / /ˈkɑɹ.bin/
noun
Etymology: Ca. 1600, from French carabine. Doublet of carabine.
- A rifle with a short barrel.
“"Caught at last, and by those rascally Roundheads, whom you call patriots and saints, in a few minutes more I shall be shot—that is, if their clumsy carbines take good aim—to be sure they can fire near enough their mark not to miss...”
“The lock-up was upstairs, a cage surrounded by six-inch wooden bars, guarded by a constable armed with a carbine.”