field strip
See also: fieldstrip
English
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editfield strip (third-person singular simple present field strips, present participle field stripping, simple past and past participle field stripped)
- (transitive) To dismantle (a weapon) for cleaning, oiling or repair; to disassemble (a firearm) to the maximum extent possible without tools.
- 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
- He'd learned how to work a repeater - even how to fieldstrip and clean it.
- (transitive) To take apart (a cigarette butt) for the purpose of reducing litter.