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Kentuck'y ri'fle




a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier. Also called Pennsylvania rifle.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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