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Chase gun

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chas⋅er

1[chey-ser]
–noun
1. a person or thing that chases or pursues.
2. a drink of a milder beverage taken after a drink of liquor.
3. Also called chase gun. (on a vessel) a gun esp. for use when in chase or when being chased.
4. a hunter.
5. Theater.
a. Chiefly British. the final act or musical number of a vaudeville or variety show.
b. the music played as the audience leaves a theater.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see chase 1 , -er 1
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chaser

  1. n.
    an alcoholic drink taken after a nonalcoholic one; beer, water, or some similar liquid drunk after a shotof hard liquor. (See also wash.) : I could use a little chaser with this soda.

  2. Go to ambulance chaser. :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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