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machine pistol

–noun
a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
Also called burp gun.


Origin:
1935–40
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machine pistol  
n.  A lightweight automatic submachine gun designed to be fired when held by one or two hands.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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