six-shooter

six-shooter
noun Date: 1844 six-gun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • six-shooter — six shooters N COUNT A six shooter is a small gun that holds six bullets …   English dictionary

  • six-shooter — ☆ six shooter [sikssho͞ot΄ər ] n. Informal a revolver having a cylinder that holds six cartridges; specif., such a revolver with a long barrel and of relatively large caliber of the kind usually used in the western U.S. in the last half of the… …   English World dictionary

  • 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

  • Six Shooter — Filmdaten Originaltitel Six Shooter Produktionsland Irland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Six Shooter Canyon — Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Six Shooter Records — is a Canadian independent record label, based in Toronto, Ontario founded by Shauna de Cartier in 2000. Artists who have released material on the label include Elliott Brood, Luke Doucet, Christine Fellows, Ford Pier, Captain Tractor, Martin… …   Wikipedia

  • 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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