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lever action
noun
a rifle action in which the extracting and ejecting of the shell case and the recocking of the weapon are accomplished by a hand-operated lever arm in front of the trigger housing.
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Lever-action
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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The system comes with a lever-action handle for easy water pumping and features an end-of-use indicator.
The lever-action suction base secures the molded plastic bowl to the counter, enabling mixing with one hand.
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