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Breechblock

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(n.) The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Breechblock'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/breechblock.html. 1828.
 
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