shooting iron
a firearm, especially a pistol or revolver.
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How to use shooting iron in a sentence
But if you'll take your hand off me and put down that shooting-iron, I'll help you hunt it, if there is one.
The Biography of a Prairie Girl | Eleanor GatesThe only effective shooting-iron in camp was his six-shooter and, with this he was thoroughly master of the situation.
The Snow-Burner | Henry Oyen"Put up your shooting iron, Mr. Melville," said Col. Warner, exhibiting a slight shade of annoyance.
Do and Dare | Horatio Alger, Jr."Not this time," I said, as I got the drop on them with my new shooting-iron; and I marched the ruffians into town.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck | R. Pitcher WoodwardIn each pair one was to carry the light, while the other managed the ‘shooting iron.’
The Hunters' Feast | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for shooting iron
US slang a firearm, esp a pistol
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