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☆ Win·ches·ter (win′c̸hes′tər, -c̸his-)

a type of repeating rifle with a tubular magazine set horizontally under the barrel

Etymology: after Oliver F. Winchester (1810-80), the manufacturer

Winchester2 definition

Win·ches·ter (win′c̸hes′tər, -c̸his-)

county seat of Hampshire, S England: site of 11th-14th cent. cathedral: county district pop. 96,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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