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Adjective: smoothbore  'smoodh,bor
  1. Of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
    "The smoothbore musket was less accurate over long distances";
    - unrifled
Noun: smoothbore  'smoodh,bor
  1. A firearm that has no rifling
    "Smoothbores were common in early firearms before the advent of rifling"

Derived forms: smoothbores

Type of: firearm, piece, small-arm

Antonym: rifled

Encyclopedia: Smoothbore