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Definition of carbine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

carbine

noun
 
/ˈkɑːbaɪn/
 
/ˈkɑːrbaɪn/
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  1. a short light rifle
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French carabine, from carabin ‘mounted musketeer’, of unknown origin.
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