small bore

small-bore

[smawl-bawr, -bohr]
adjective
1.
of, noting, or relating to a .22-caliber firearm.
2.
insular or parochial in scope, attitude, etc.: small-bore officials.

Origin:
1895–1900

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small-bore
 
adj
(of a firearm) having a small bore, especially one of less than .22 calibre

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