Rim″–fire′ (?), a. Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-fire; — said of cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire gun. Such cartridges are now little used.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.