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- noun a type of firearm
action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round
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