six-shooter
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6.1
- noun
- /sɪksˈʃutər/
- US
:
revólver de seis balas
- Everybody would believe me Once they saw Billy the kid's six-shooters.
- Colt six-shooter
- six-shooters on the hip
- silver six-shooter
Examples
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The sheriff drew his six-shooter to confront the bandits entering the town.
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This six-shooter familiar to you?
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You think a six-shooter's gonna help you up there?
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Time you put your six-shooter away... and take out your adding machine.
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Got your six-shooter on you?
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- Don't make me use this six-shooter.
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Put that six-shooter down.
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Rokey did not assume, however, that the pearl-handled six-shooter was only for show.
Fiction book (1998) -
This is a six-shooter.
Fiction book (1999) -
That's a six-shooter.
Synonyms
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3.6
A small gun with a cylinder that holds several bullets so you can fire many times without reloading
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7.2
A small gun that holds six bullets in a rotating part
How Many
- US
7
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Six-shooter starts with six and shooter, and it gives a clear picture of 'a gun that shoots six times'. That's why six-shooter means a small revolver whose cylinder holds six bullets, the kind of gun often seen in Old West stories.