smokepole
n.— «Sighting in my muzzleloader the other day at Oakdale Gun Club, I was one of a half-dozen or so shooters blowing charges through “smokepoles,” as muzzleloaders are often called.» —“‘Modern’ muzzleloader meets old-school patience” by Dennis Anderson Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota) Nov. 22, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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