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small arm

–noun
Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm).

Origin:
1680–90


small-armed, adjective
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small arm  
n.  A firearm that can be carried in the hand.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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small arm

any handheld firearm.

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