ghost gun

[ gohst-guhn ]

noun
  1. a gun that does not have a serial number and cannot be easily traced, especially one assembled at home from parts purchased without a background check.

Origin of ghost gun

1
First recorded in 2010–15

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How to use ghost gun in a sentence

  • Now they will think it is his skin-bonneted Meermut that stalks to and fro with the ghost-gun of a ghost.

    The Three Mulla-mulgars | Walter De La Mare