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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carbine /ˈkɑːbʌɪn/

▶noun a light automatic rifle.

■ historical a short rifle or musket used by cavalry.

– origin C17: from Fr. carabine, from carabin ‘mounted musketeer’.

'carbine' also found in these Oxford entries:

carabineer - dragoon

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