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

Four-time champion Ian Ashmeade, from Haddenham in Cambridgeshire, said he had been training hard to regain the title of peashooter "supreme" which he lost to Rob Bresler, from Ely, last year.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2013

In less than an hour Tom returned with a peashooter.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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