elephant gun

noun

a gun of very large caliber, as .410 or greater, used in killing elephants or other big game.

Words nearby elephant gun

Elephant Butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis nostras, elephantiasis scroti, elephantine

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Example sentences from the Web for elephant gun

A moment later she tore free, but Jack's elephant-gun crashed out and she lay still.
The Rogue Elephant|Elliott Whitney
So he even brought along an elephant-gun, which his cousin had used in India.
The Prairie Wife|Arthur Stringer
He would meet with fierce tribes, but his elephant-gun, as he knew from experience, was a match for many assegais.
The African Colony|John Buchan
It appeared to be a long musket, or elephant-gun, such as the “roers” in use among South African hunters.
The War Trail|Mayne Reid

I told him I had been down-town fetching an elephant-gun which I had left to be mended.
The Girl on the Boat|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for elephant gun

elephant gun

noun

a gun used in the hunting of elephants

Australian slang a surfboard for riding large waves

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单词	elephant gun
释义	elephant gun noun a gun of very large caliber, as .410 or greater, used in killing elephants or other big game. Words nearby elephant gun Elephant Butte, elephant ear, elephant fish, elephant folio, elephant grass, elephant gun, elephantiasis, elephantiasis neuromatosa, elephantiasis nostras, elephantiasis scroti, elephantine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elephant gun A moment later she tore free, but Jack's elephant-gun crashed out and she lay still. The Rogue Elephant\|Elliott Whitney So he even brought along an elephant-gun, which his cousin had used in India. The Prairie Wife\|Arthur Stringer He would meet with fierce tribes, but his elephant-gun, as he knew from experience, was a match for many assegais. The African Colony\|John Buchan It appeared to be a long musket, or elephant-gun, such as the “roers” in use among South African hunters. The War Trail\|Mayne Reid I told him I had been down-town fetching an elephant-gun which I had left to be mended. The Girl on the Boat\|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse British Dictionary definitions for elephant gun elephant gun noun a gun used in the hunting of elephants Australian slang a surfboard for riding large waves Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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