six-shooter

[ siks-shoo-ter, -shoo- ]

/ ˈsɪksˈʃu tər, -ˌʃu- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR six-shooter ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading.

Origin of six-shooter

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby six-shooter

six of one, half a dozen of the other, six-pack, sixpence, sixpenny, six-pointer, six-shooter, Six Sigma, six-spot, sixte, sixteen, sixteenmo

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Example sentences from the Web for six-shooter

Seven brings the limit down to one more than the six-shooter of old, which gunslingers found to be enough to win the West.
National Shooting Sports Foundation Fights Gun Control From Newtown|Michael Daly|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For he was looking squarely into the rim of a six-shooter less than a foot from his forehead.
Mavericks|William MacLeod Raine
The sheriff was scrutinizing the six-shooter and its empty chambers.
The Sheriff of Badger|George B. Pattullo
This he did by reason of his superior quickness with the six-shooter, for Strawhan was drawing first.
The Story of the Outlaw|Emerson Hough

While his hand was lifted, however, he found himself covered with my six-shooter.
Buckskin Mose|Buckskin Mose
The man paid no attention to the motion, save to put his hand behind him and jerk from his holster a six-shooter.
Jack in the Rockies|George Bird Grinnell

British Dictionary definitions for six-shooter

six-shooter

noun

US informal a revolver with six chambersAlso called: six-gun

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单词	six-shooter
释义	six-shooter [ siks-shoo-ter, -shoo- ] / ˈsɪksˈʃu tər, -ˌʃu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR six-shooter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading. Origin of six-shooter An Americanism dating back to 1835–45 Words nearby six-shooter six of one, half a dozen of the other, six-pack, sixpence, sixpenny, six-pointer, six-shooter, Six Sigma, six-spot, sixte, sixteen, sixteenmo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for six-shooter Seven brings the limit down to one more than the six-shooter of old, which gunslingers found to be enough to win the West. National Shooting Sports Foundation Fights Gun Control From Newtown\|Michael Daly\|January 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST For he was looking squarely into the rim of a six-shooter less than a foot from his forehead. Mavericks\|William MacLeod Raine The sheriff was scrutinizing the six-shooter and its empty chambers. The Sheriff of Badger\|George B. Pattullo This he did by reason of his superior quickness with the six-shooter, for Strawhan was drawing first. The Story of the Outlaw\|Emerson Hough While his hand was lifted, however, he found himself covered with my six-shooter. Buckskin Mose\|Buckskin Mose The man paid no attention to the motion, save to put his hand behind him and jerk from his holster a six-shooter. Jack in the Rockies\|George Bird Grinnell British Dictionary definitions for six-shooter six-shooter noun US informal a revolver with six chambersAlso called: six-gun 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 Words related to six-shooter rod, gun, firearm, handgun, piece, forty-five, thirty-eight, pistol, revolver
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six-shooter

noun

Origin of six-shooter

Words nearby six-shooter

Example sentences from the Web for six-shooter

British Dictionary definitions for six-shooter

noun

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