Lee-Enfield
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Etymology
From the name of James Paris Lee, designer of the rifle's bolt system, and the location where its rifling design was created: the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.
Noun
Lee-Enfield (plural Lee-Enfields)
- Synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”)
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