Yager

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle US, obsolete

    "There are fourscore of them; and but that each carries a yager rifle in his hand, a knife in his belt, and a Colt's pistol on his thigh, you could not discover the slightest point of resemblance between any two of them."

  2. 2
    A Jäger, an elite soldier of the Austrian army

    "Most of the officers were dressed in […] a bluish-grey frock-coat of a colour similar to Austrian yagers."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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Example

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"There are fourscore of them; and but that each carries a yager rifle in his hand, a knife in his belt, and a Colt's pistol on his thigh, you could not discover the slightest point of resemblance between any two of them."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Jäger.

Related phrases

muzzle loading

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