- Quaker gun
- noun Etymology: from opposition to war as a basic Quaker tenet Date: 1809 a dummy piece of artillery usually made of wood
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Quaker gun
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Quaker gun — Quaker Quak er, n. 1. One who quakes. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaker gun — ☆ Quaker gun n. a dummy gun or cannon, as of wood: so called from the Quakers opposition to war and militarism … English World dictionary
Quaker Gun — A Quaker Gun is a fake cannon made from a wooden log, sometimes painted black, used to deceive an enemy. Misleading the enemy as to the strength of an emplacement was an effective delaying tactic. The name derives from the Religious Society of… … Wikipedia
Quaker Gun — Un Quaker Gun près de Centreville (Virginie), durant la guerre de Sécession. Un Quaker Gun est un canon factice simplement constitué d un rondin de bois, généralement peint en noir, couramment utilisé au cours des guerres du XVIIIe et XIXe… … Wikipédia en Français
Quaker gun — noun a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood • Hypernyms: ↑gun * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized Q Etymology: so called from the Friends opposition to war : a dummy piece of artillery that is usually made of wood * * * a dummy… … Useful english dictionary
Quaker gun — /ˈkweɪkə gʌn/ (say kwaykuh gun) noun a dummy gun on a ship or a fort, usually made from wood and painted to appear to be a real gun; used to deceive the enemy. {from the association of Quaker s with pacificism and an unwillingness to fire a gun} …
Quaker gun — Quak′er gun n. a dummy gun, as on a ship or fort: so called in allusion to the Quakers opposition to war • Etymology: 1800–10, amer … From formal English to slang
Quaker gun — American a decoy cannon A usage from the Civil War because, like the Quakers, it wouldn t fire in anger: After a while a whole battery of Quaker guns were discovered at Centreville. (G. C. Ward, 1990) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Quaker gun — a dummy gun, as on a ship or fort: so called in allusion to the Quakers opposition to war. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Quaker — Quak er, n. 1. One who quakes. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
