muzzleloader
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- noun
- /ˈmʌzlˌloʊdər/
- Specialized
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arma de avancarga
- During the special hunting season, I decided to try my new muzzleloader for the first time.
- muzzleloader season
- muzzleloader deer
- muzzleloader hunt
Examples
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It'd be kind of hard for me anyway, considering I only gun hunt with a muzzleloader.
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The old muzzleloader I inherited from my grandfather is still in great condition.
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I had to use an Encore muzzleloader as rifles are not allowed.
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It should be certified as the new muzzleloader world.
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Modern firearm season opens next weekend in Kentucky, and muzzleloader season opens this weekend down in Tennessee.
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Anyone looking for a deal on a CVA Accura Muzzleloader, they have last year's model for only $249 at Midway.
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When compared to modern shotguns and modern in-line muzzleloaders, this "new" brand of caliber pales.
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The fact that Steve will almost surely land the world record via muzzleloader (a gun loaded from the front of the barrel, in case this isn't obvious) even more so, Balfourd noted.
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When I was a child, we had an old muzzleloader in the closet that nobody knew anything about and which was thought to be loaded, so everybody—except me—was scared to death of it.
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They have 500 head of prize beef, a choice herd of Kentucky racehorses, Kentucky muzzleloaders, a large stockpile of ammunition and a well-guarded wagon with a trunk that is said to be full of gold.
Synonyms
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9.8
An old gun you load from the open front of its barrel
How Old-fashioned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Muzzleloader comes from two simple words: muzzle, meaning the 'mouth' or front of a gun barrel (like an animal's muzzle), and loader, meaning 'one who loads'. So, a muzzleloader is a gun you load from the open front of the barrel.