Definition for CAR'A-BINE, or CAR'BINE

CAR'A-BINE, or CAR'BINE, n. [Fr. carabine; Sp. carabina; It. id.]

A short gun or fire-arm, carrying a ball of 24 to the pound, borne by light horsemen, and hanging by a belt over the left shoulder. The barrel is two feet and a half long, and sometimes furrowed.

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