Snider

//ˈsnaɪdɚ// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A breech-loading rifle formerly used in the British service. historical
Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of snide: more snide comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Synonyms

All synonyms
gun

Etymology

The rifle is named from the surname of its inventor.

Related phrases

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