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rimfire


rim·fire

adj \ˈrim-ˌfī(-ə)r\

Definition of RIMFIRE

of a cartridge
: having the priming distributed in the rim of the shell
— rimfire noun

First Known Use of RIMFIRE

1866

Rhymes with RIMFIRE

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar

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