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Webster 1913 Edition
Extractor
Ex-tract′or
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, extracts
; as: (a)
(Surg.)
A forceps or instrument for extracting substances.
(b)
(Breech-loading Firearms)
A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Extractor
EXTRACT'OR
,Noun.