gun hand
Americannoun
plural
gun hands-
the hand used to hold or fire a gun.
-
gunhand, a person hired for their skill with a gun.
Other Word Forms
- gun-handy adjective
Example Sentences
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“I have a gun. Hand over all 20’s 50’s 100’s or else. No Tricks,” the letter read.
From Washington Times
And even though there weren’t supposed to be any hostiles in the manor, she found her gun hand automatically straying to the Neutrino 2000.
From Literature
“Nice peashooter,” grinned the figure, smothering Holly’s gun hand in a turnip-sized fist.
From Literature
This time the man clearly relaxed his gun hand.
From Literature
“We got a kinder, gentler, machine gun hand.”
From Salon
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