Derringer
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noun.
A short-barreled pistol that has a large bore and is small enough to be carried in a pocket.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A short-barreled pistol of large caliber, very efficient at short range.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A type of very small,
concealable
pistol
with one or two
barrels
, but without any loading system or
magazine
.
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noun.
a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel