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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\ (r[-e]*bound"), v. i. [Pref. re- + bound:
     cf. F. rebondir.]
     1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or
        reverberated by elastic force on collision with another
        body; as, a rebounding echo.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to
              be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one
              another.                              --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give back an echo. [R.] --T. Warton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or
        disappointment.
        [PJC]
  
     Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer
        rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rebound \Re*bound"\, v. i. [Pref. re- + bound: cf. F. rebondir.]
     1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or
        reverberated by elastic force on collision with another
        body; as, a rebounding echo.
  
              Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to
              be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one
              another.                              --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
     2. To give back an echo. [R.] --T. Warton.
  
     3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. --Pope.
  
     Rebounding lock (Firearms), one in which the hammer
        rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rebounding lock
     n.
     (lb en firearms) A lock in which the hammer rebounds to half cock
  after striking the cap or primer.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rebounding lock
     n.
     (lb en firearms) A lock in which the hammer rebounds to half cock
  after striking the cap or primer.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rebounding lock
     n.
     (lb en firearms) A lock in which the hammer rebounds to half cock
  after striking the cap or primer.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rebounding lock
     n.
     (lb en firearms) A lock in which the hammer rebounds to half cock
  after striking the cap or primer.

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