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Rim-Fire

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(a.) Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire; - said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. Such cartridges are now little used.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rim-Fire'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rim-fire.html. 1828.
 
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