Carbine
Pronunciation : Car"bine
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. carbine, OF. calabrin carabineer (cf. Ot. calabrina a policeman), fr. OF & Pr. calabre, OF. cable, chable, an engine of war used in besieging, fr. LL. chadabula, cabulus, a kind of projectile machine, fr. Gr. Parable.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913