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ˈover-and-ˈunder, a.
[over adv. 1.]
Designating a kind of shotgun in which the barrels are mounted not side by side as is usual but one above the other. Also ellipt. as n.
1930G. Burrard In Gunroom 30, I have ordered a pair of Over and Under guns as I prefer the grip on this type of gun. 1961C. Willock Death in Covert iv. 89 Under his arm he carried a beautiful Churchill over-and-under gun. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 44 Most of the over-and-unders have only one trigger, to be pulled once for each shot, the fastest two shots in the sport. 1973Country Life 28 July 268/2 Over and under shotguns. 1973D. Lees Rape of Quiet Town vii. 118 He was carrying an over-and-under that must have set him back the thick end of a thousand quid, and, behind that much gun, even plus-fours..couldn't make him look silly. 1976Field 30 Dec. 1272 (Advt.), These superb over-and-unders meet the growing demand from the modern sportsman for a genuine dual purpose gun, combining the advantage of the over-and-under for clay shooting with balance and handling qualities of the game gun. |