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Quaker gun

noun

  1. a dummy gun, as on a ship or fort: so called in allusion to the Quakers' opposition to war.

Quaker gun

noun

  1. a dummy gun, as of wood

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Quaker gun1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Quaker gun1

alluding to the Quakers' traditional pacifism

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