English Explanatory Dictionary

Peabody action

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle.

Word forms

Peabody action Peabody actions

Etymology

Named after the inventor, Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts.

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