Six-shooter

Six-shooter
Six-shooter Six"-shoot`er, n. A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]

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  • six-shooter — six .shooter n old fashioned especially AmE a small gun that holds six bullets …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • six-shooter — six ,shooter noun count OLD FASHIONED a gun that holds six bullets …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • six-shooter — ► NOUN ▪ a revolver with six chambers …   English terms dictionary

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  • six-shooter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms six shooter : singular six shooter plural six shooters mainly American old fashioned a gun that holds six bullets …   English dictionary

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  • six-shooter — six shoot•er [[t]ˈsɪksˈʃu tər, ˌʃu [/t]] n. mil a revolver that can fire six shots with one loading • Etymology: 1835–45, amer …   From formal English to slang

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