qara uşkok
/qara uʃkok/
Literal translation
black rifle
Intended meaning
A rifle that shoots well and true, proven reliable through long use.
- Qara uşkoknu, ata-ata, uçu keŋ bolğandı, burun kibik atmaydı.From being fired again and again, the trusty rifle's muzzle has widened; it no longer shoots as it once did.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 302