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slugthrower

noun

Etymology

From slug + thrower.

  1. inherited from thrower
  2. compounded as slugthrower — “slug + thrower”

Definitions

  1. A firearm that fires bullets.

    • He had been pulling the trigger of his slugthrower all this time, but now the firing pin clicked at last upon an empty firing chamber.
    • Each had a holstered sidearm: slugthrower, not stunner.
    • From the confident manner with which she held her long-barreled slugthrower, Mirina guessed that some of the medals were for marksmanship.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA