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single-action definition

single-action (-ak′s̸hən)

adjective

☆ designating a firearm whose hammer must be cocked by hand before each shot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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