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Recoil | Recoil \Re*coil"\, n. 1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood. [1913 Webster] 2. The state or condition of having recoiled. [1913 Webster] The recoil from formalism is skepticism. --F. W. Robertson. [1913 Webster] 3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged. [1913 Webster] {Recoil dynamometer} (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a firearm. {Recoil escapement}. See the Note under {Escapement}. [1913 Webster] |
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