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shooting iron

 
noun Informal.
a firearm, especially a pistol or revolver.
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Origin:
1780–90, Americanism
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shooting iron
 
—n
slang (US) a firearm, esp a pistol

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shooting iron definition


  1. n.
    a pistol. (Cowboy and folksy.) : Millard “Shorty” Wilson always carried his shooting iron with him, except for one fateful day back in '92—1892, that is. , He pulled out his shooting iron and got down to cleaning it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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