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flit gun

American  

noun

  1. a handheld, pump action sprayer for liquid insecticide.


Etymology

Origin of flit gun

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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English-born Dr. Ashley-Montagu's own cursing is confined to an occasional A burn treatment, in which a wax film is sprayed from a flit gun on damaged tissues, was described last week by Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some people spray insects with a flit gun, but I like to eat them up.

From The Forest Monster of Oz by Evans, Bob

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