A revolver capable of firing six shots without reloading; a six-chambered revolver. Also figurative.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > revolver > types of (16) six-shooter1844 A revolver capable of firing six shots without reloading; a six-chambered revolver. Also figurative. five-shooter1848 a five-chambered revolver. belt revolver1853 a revolver designed to be worn on a belt. six-shooting1858 pepperbox1861 Something regarded as resembling a pepperbox. An early type of gun in which five or six barrels revolve round a central axis. Also pepperbox pistol… service revolver1864 a revolver (or, more generally, any handgun) issued to military or police personnel. navy1867 U.S. colloquial. A.36 calibre revolver, first manufactured by Colt in 1851 and issued to U.S. navy and army personnel until the 1860s. Cf. navy rev… six chamber1877 a six-chambered revolver; also in full six chamber revolver n. forty-five1881 A revolver of ·45 calibre. U.S. pepper castor1889 In extended use, denoting things resembling a pepper castor in shape. slang. = pepperbox, n. 2b. Obsolete. rare. hip revolver1897 a revolver worn on the hip or carried in a hip pocket or hip holster. six-gun1912 = six-shooter, n.; cf. six chamber n. (revolver). six chamber revolver1922 police special1935 a type of revolver, spec. a Colt Police Positive Special (designed to provide more firepower than the Police Positive). thirty-two1942 Thirty and its compounds in elliptical uses: e.g. thirty-four, port-wine of the year 1834; thirty-eight, a revolver of ·38 calibre; ammunition for… thirty-eight1953 Thirty and its compounds in elliptical uses: e.g. thirty-four, port-wine of the year 1834; thirty-eight, a revolver of ·38 calibre; ammunition for… |
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