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noun
an early short-barreled pocket pistol.
Also, deringer.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; named after Henry Deringer, mid-19th-century American gunsmith who invented it
1850–55, Americanism; named after Henry Deringer, mid-19th-century American gunsmith who invented it
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Word Origin & History
derringer
1850, for Henry Deringer (1786-1868), U.S. gunsmith who invented it in the 1840s; prevailing misspelled form is how his name appeared on the many counterfeits and imitations. "A small pistol with a large bore, very effective at short range" [OED].
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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derringer
pocket pistol produced in the early 19th century by Henry Deringer (q.v.), a Philadelphia gunsmith.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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