carbine

/ˈkɑː.biːn/

Etymology

Ca. 1600, from French carabine. Doublet of carabine.

noun

  1. A rifle with a short barrel.“"Caught at last, and by those rascally Roundheads, whom you call patriots and saints, in a few minutes more I shall be shot—that is, if their clumsy carbines take good aim—to be sure they can fire near enough their mark not to miss...”