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单词 peashooter
释义

peashooter

[ pee-shoo-ter ]
/ ˈpiˌʃu tər /
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noun

a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
Also called beanshooter.

Origin of peashooter

First recorded in 1860–65; pea1 + shooter

Words nearby peashooter

pease-brose, peasecod, peasecod breastplate, peasen, pease pudding, peashooter, pea soup, pea-souper, peat, peat bog, peatland
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Example sentences from the Web for peashooter

  • Like as not it would have hurt him as much as a peashooter might.

    The Outdoor Chums in the Forest|Quincy Allen
  • He didn't use his peashooter going home, and spoke very little.

    Ravenshoe|Henry Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for peashooter

peashooter
/ (ˈpiːˌʃuːtə) /

noun

a tube through which pellets such as dried peas are blown, used as a toy weapon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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