单词 | saturday-night special |
释义 | > as lemmasSaturday-night special Saturday-night special n. U.S. colloquial a cheap, low-calibre handgun such as might be used by a petty criminal. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > types of dag1587 key gun1607 pocket pistol1612 key pistol1663 holster-pistol1679 troop pistol1688 horse pistol1704 screw-barrel1744 saddle pistol1764 air pistol1780 Wogdon1786 belt pistol1833 dueller1835 Colt1838 tickler1844 Derringer1853 cocking pistol1858 belt size1866 bulldozer1880 saloon pistol1899 Luger1904 Police Positive1905 Steyr1920 Saturday-night pistol1929 muff pistol1938 PPK1946 Makarov1958 Saturday-night special1959 puffer1963 snub nose1979 snubby1981 1959 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 27 June ii. 7/1 Three farm laborers were arrested on drunk and disorderly charges early today after a ‘Saturday Night Special’ revolver was fired during an alleged brawl. 1968 N.Y. Times 17 Aug. 1/1 Title IV of that law bans the importation of the cheap, small-caliber ‘Saturday night specials’ that are a favorite of holdup men. 2001 G. Joseph Homegrown xxiii. 315 ‘This,’ said Jerry, holding up a small black revolver, ‘is a .22. “Saturday-night special” they call it in the States.’ < as lemmas |
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