Originally: any firearm carried in the hand (used with or without a rest), as a musket, harquebus, etc., as opposed to a cannon. Now: spec. a gun…
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释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] (302) handgun1411 Originally: any firearm carried in the hand (used with or without a rest), as a musket, harquebus, etc., as opposed to a cannon. Now: spec. a gun… piece1575 A weapon; a firearm. A portable firearm; a handgun. Now slang. small arms1685 A firearm which may be carried in the hand. popper1751 A gun, esp. a small one; spec. a pistol. Now slang. shooting-iron1775 a firearm, esp. a revolver. pelter1827 colloquial (chiefly humorous). A gun. Also: a small ship carrying guns. Now rare. squib1839 slang. A gun. shooter1840 colloquial or slang. A shooting instrument, a gun or pistol, esp. a revolver. shooting-stick1845 (a) Printing a piece of hard wood or metal which is struck by a mallet to loosen or tighten the quoins in a chase; (b) slang = shooting-iron n. (obs… Betsy1856 A gun or pistol; spec. one's favourite gun; frequently old Betsy. smoke-wagon1891 a firearm. rod1903 slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A gun, esp. a pistol. gat1904 A revolver or other gun. belt gun1905 a handgun designed to be worn on a belt. roscoe1914 A handgun. smoke-stick1927 = smoke-pole n. above. heat1928 slang (originally U.S.), in various interconnected senses, notably (a) a gun (? as an instrument of ‘heat’); cf. heater, n. 1b; (b) in to turn on (or… heater1929 slang. A gun. Cf. heat, n. 12b. smoke-pole1929 a firearm. John Roscoe1932 a handgun; cf. roscoe, n. Subcategories:— collectively (2) — hand-gun other than pistol (1) — hand culverin (4) — blunderbuss (2) — musket (17) — musketoon (2) — caliver (2) — carbine (6) — arquebus or hackbut (13) — hake (3) — rifle (50) — shotgun (8) — pistol (68) — firearm resembling organ-pipes (3) — small, inefficient, or antiquated gun (5) — home-made gun (2) — gun using water as propellant (1) — air-gun (6) — magazine gun (5) — machine-gun (42) — portable mortars and rocket-launchers (5) — small arms by manufacturer (10) — stun gun (2) — other small arms (23) |
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