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six-shooter

[ siks-shoo-ter, -shoo- ]

noun

  1. a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading.


six-shooter

noun

  1. informal.
    a revolver with six chambers Also calledsix-gun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of six-shooter1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example Sentences

Seven brings the limit down to one more than the six-shooter of old, which gunslingers found to be enough to win the West.

"Here's my authority, yuh blasted runt," he yelled, and jerked his six-shooter to a level with the policeman's breast.

But the jar threw my six-shooter where I couldn't reach it, and the carbine was jammed in the stirrup-leather on the wrong side.

Before the officer could raise a hand to defend himself, the stranger was within a yard of him, holding a six-shooter at his head.

As he did so Young Glory drew up close to him, still keeping him covered with his six-shooter.

The latter stepped back quickly, raising his six-shooter as he did so, and pointing it at his captive.

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