DERRINGER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("derringer" is a kind of...):

handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)

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