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Slowpoke_Rodrigo · June 20, 2000, 09:01 AM

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Main Entry: 4 sear
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle French serre grasp, from serrer to press, grasp, from Late Latin serare to bolt, latch, from Latin sera bar for fastening a door
Date: 1596
: the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock

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June 20, 2000, 09:01 AM	#2
Slowpoke_Rodrigo Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 1999 Posts: 607	From www.m-w.com : Main Entry: 4 sear Function: noun Etymology: probably from Middle French serre grasp, from serrer to press, grasp, from Late Latin serare to bolt, latch, from Latin sera bar for fastening a door Date: 1596 : the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock [This message has been edited by Slowpoke_Rodrigo (edited June 20, 2000).]