单词 | plinker |
释义 | plinkern. U.S. colloquial. 1. A person who shoots for recreation, esp. with an air gun, light handgun, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooter > [noun] > other types of shooter Peter Gunner1615 pot-hunter1750 rifleman1809 snapshot1845 market-shooter1880 holder-on1881 potter1884 snap-shooter1887 kangaroo-shooter1902 plinker1943 rough-shooter1958 scattergunner1969 1943 Chicago Tribune 8 Nov. 2 (advt.) Swinging Bird Target Set—For the .22 ‘plinker’ or expert... Shooting fun, with all the trouble left out. 1948 Amer. Midland Naturalist 39 297 A few are wounded each year by duck hunters and ‘plinkers’. 1960 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 22 Dec. 35/6 Should you be a plinker or bunny bopper, the season for this is still underway. 2001 High Country News 10 Sept. 3/1 The weapons of the plinkers and target shooters have changed in recent years. 2. A gun suitable for recreational shooting; a light handgun. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > small, inefficient, or antiquated gun potgun1562 pot-cannon1653 popgun1719 gas pipe1867 plinker1960 1960 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 8 Sept. 16/6 (advt.) 32 Steyr Automatic. An ideal plinker or a reliable home protection weapon. 1972 Advocate (Newark, Ohio) 8 Mar. 27/2 (advt.) Hi standard plinkers. 4½ inch barrel. Retail $64.50. 1998 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 30 Nov. 3 a/3 People buying all kinds of guns—handguns, shotguns and rifles, even .22-caliber ‘plinkers’—will be subject to a so-called instant background check. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943 |
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