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kentucky rifle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
ken-tuck-y ri-fle
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kentucky rifles (plural)

Phrases

Kentucky windage

Frequently Paired Words

Kentucky windage

Synonyms

Pennsylvania rifle Tennessee rifle long rifle

Questions

What does kentucky rifle mean?
A distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.

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