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derringer
or der·in·ger
[ der-in-jer ]
noun
- an early short-barreled pocket pistol.
derringer
/ ˈdɛrɪndʒə /
noun
- a short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre
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Word History and Origins
Origin of derringer1
1850–55, Americanism; named after Henry Deringer, mid-19th-century American gunsmith who invented it
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Word History and Origins
Origin of derringer1
C19: named after Henry Deringer, American gunsmith who invented it
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Example Sentences
“Leigh Anne showed [Bullock] her cute little pearl-handled Derringer,” Hancock says.
From The Daily Beast
The pistol you hold in your hand is a derringer, I presume, loaded.
From Project Gutenberg
Jack says, 'You lie, G-d d-mn you,' and draws his derringer.
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He took from an inner pocket of his coat a derringer with silver mountings, laid it meaningly upon the bar.
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We were jumped not ten miles out of town, and before any one could draw a Derringer every man of us was covered.
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Le Gaire stood sideways, the muzzle of his derringer covering me, his left hand supporting his elbow.
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