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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Colt's Revolver

A fire-arm which, by means of revolving barrels, can be fired several times without intermission. This instrument was patented by Colonel Samuel Colt, U.S., in 1835.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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