squirt gun

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Origin of squirt gun

1
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

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How to use squirt gun in a sentence

  • Porky pulled out his check-book and begun to scribble with one of them squirt-gun pens.

    Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor Gates
  • "I ain't goin' to do nothin'," declared Hardy Atkins, carefully stowing his squirt-gun away.

    Bat Wing Bowles | Dane Coolidge
  • But he rallied quickly, and with well-charged squirt-gun attacked the new defender of the yacht.

    Historic Boys | Elbridge Streeter Brooks
  • "I said not so," replied young Arvid, coolly sending a full charge from his squirt-gun straight up in air.

    Historic Boys | Elbridge Streeter Brooks
  • "You might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning house with a squirt gun," he exclaimed, indignantly.

    Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. | W. Fletcher Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for squirt gun

squirt gun

noun
  1. US and Canadian another name for water pistol

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