- (n.) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
- (n.) An instrument for holding apart the edges of a wound during amputation.
- (n.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury by the saw during amputation.
- (n.) One who or that which, retracts.
- (n.) A muscle serving to draw in any organ or part. See Illust. under Phylactolaemata.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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