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–noun
a dummy gun, as on a ship or fort: so called in allusion to the Quakers' opposition to war.
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1800–10,
Americanism
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Quaker gun
n. A dummy gun made of wood.
[
From the Quakers' opposition to war
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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