peashooter

American  

[pee-shoo-ter] / ˈpiˌʃu tər /

noun

1. a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.

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peashooter British  

/ ˈpiːˌʃuːtə /

noun

1. a tube through which pellets such as dried peas are blown, used as a toy weapon

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Etymology

Origin of peashooter

First recorded in 1860–65; pea ¹ + shooter

Example Sentences

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peashooter

By 1975, the Camaro’s strongest V-8 was a 155-horsepower peashooter.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

“You don’t take a peashooter to a gunfight,” Keatinge said, expressing his dismay with the sanctions announced so far.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022

All you need for an amusing afternoon is a bush and a peashooter.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2017

One official told me the EU had a howitzer compared to the UK's peashooter.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2016

Hearing the normally brash pint-size peashooter so worried made me realize just how much trouble we were in.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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