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enfield

I. \\ˈenˌfēld\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Enfield, urban district in Middlesex, England

: of or from the urban district of Enfield, England : of the kind or style prevalent in Enfield

II. noun or enfield rifle (-s)

Usage: usually capitalized E

Etymology: from Enfield, Middlesex, English, where it was originally manufactured

1. : a muzzle-loading rifled musket of .577 caliber used by the British during the Crimean War and by United States troops in the Civil War

2. : a .303 caliber magazine rifle of bolt type used by the British

3. : a .30 caliber rifle used by United States troops in World War I — see rifle illustration

Useful english dictionary. 2012.