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shooting iron

–noun Informal.
a firearm, esp. a pistol or revolver.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism
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shooting iron  
n.   Slang
A firearm, especially a handgun.
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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shooting iron

  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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