derringer

or der·in·ger

[ der-in-jer ]

noun
  1. an early short-barreled pocket pistol.

Origin of derringer

1
1850–55, Americanism; named after Henry Deringer, mid-19th-century American gunsmith who invented it

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British Dictionary definitions for derringer

derringer

deringer

/ (ˈdɛrɪndʒə) /


noun
  1. a short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre

Origin of derringer

1
C19: named after Henry Deringer, American gunsmith who invented it

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