Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Breechblock

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Breechblock


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(n.) The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.