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rimfire

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rim⋅fire

[rim-fahyuhr]
–adjective
1. (of a cartridge) having the primer in a rim encircling the base. Compare center-fire (def. 1).
2. (of a firearm) designed for the use of such cartridges.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; rim + fire
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