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.22-calibre

adjective

Of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures twenty-two hundredths of an inch in diameter. Synonyms: .22-caliber, .22 caliber, .22 calibre.

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... made half that score. The boys said I did well, to which I jestingly remarked that "that was common shooting for me; just throw up an apple and I will hit it." The apple was thrown up, and I hit it, which was as much of a surprise to me as it was to any of the rest. I then borrowed a 22-calibre Stevens rifle and practiced shooting at objects thrown in the air, first shooting at tomato cans, afterwards at smaller objects, and finally at marbles and various other small objects. By practicing half an hour a day, within a month I could ...

— One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed • C. A. Bogardus

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