chassepot

[ shas-poh; French shas-poh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural chasse·pots [shas, -pohz, sh, a, s-, poh].

a breechloading rifle, closed with a sliding bolt, introduced into the French army after 1866.

chassepot

/ ˈʃæspəʊ; ʃaspo /

1865–70; named after A. A. Chassepot (1833–1905), French mechanic, who invented it

C19: named after A. A. Chassepot (1833–1905), French gunsmith who invented it

Odious repetition of those words, "Order reigns in Warsaw," and "The chassepot has done wonders."

An officer ascended the steps, approached the corpse, and discharged his chassepot into the left temple.

The Commission of Pardons awaited, chassepot in hand, the prey given up to them by the courts-martial.

Every second the report of a chassepot rang out, sharp and clear, upon the air.

The escort was commanded by a young woman carrying a Chassepot, and wearing a chignon.

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