gun hand
Americannoun
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the hand used to hold or fire a gun.
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gunhand, a person hired for their skill with a gun.
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The gun hand may shake and the stride may falter, but good old cowpokes just never quit.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Nice peashooter,” grinned the figure, smothering Holly’s gun hand in a turnip-sized fist.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Placing one glass next to Amarante’s gun hand, he said, “Let’s both have a drink to your stupid gun.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
This time the man clearly relaxed his gun hand.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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 "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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