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单词 watch-gun
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watch-gun
watch-gun n. (a) a spring gun used as guard against trespassers; (b) Nautical (see quot. 1815).
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watch-gun1769
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > spring- or trap-gun
watch-gun1769
spring gun1772
trap-gun1964
1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 106 A maid-servant at Paddington was accidentally shot by a watch-gun, which was usually set by the family as a defence against rogues.
1772 Regul. H.M. Service at Sea 9 Captains are forbid to fire the Watch-Gun in any Port..unless there be at least Five of H.M. Ships in Company.
1798 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) III. 132 The Marquis fired a shot from his morning-gun into the Town... I fire no watch-gun.
1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Watch-Gun, the gun which is fired on board ships of war at the setting of the watch in the evening, and relieving it in the morning.
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