| 单词 | old betsy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasold Betsy A gun or pistol; spec. one's favourite gun; frequently old Betsy. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] handgun1411 piece1575 small arms1685 popper1751 shooting-iron1775 pelter1827 squib1839 shooter1840 shooting-stick1845 Betsy1856 smoke-wagon1891 rod1903 gat1904 belt gun1905 roscoe1914 smoke-stick1927 heat1928 heater1929 smoke-pole1929 John Roscoe1932 1856 Spirit of Age (Sacramento, Calif.) 4 Nov. 3/1 Jest let them raise that check agin me, and if I don't shoot why old Betsy won't blizzard. 1869 New North West (Deer Lodge, Montana) 20 Aug. 2/7 Mr Fredericks proceeded immediately on the horse, loaded ‘Betsey’, (his shot gun). 1895 P. H. Emerson Marsh Leaves liv. 137 Potter had a long-barrelled gun, his ‘old Bessy’, and I took my eyes along with me. 1965 J. P. Carstairs Concrete Kimono v. 48 ‘You've noticed I'm toting a Betsy.’ ‘Betsy?’ ‘Equalizer, rod, gat, iron.’ 1969 Win 15 May 12/2 Emotionally, the satisfying thing to fantasize is grabbing ole betsy and going to join my black brothers in Wayne County. < as lemmas |
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