pump gun

American  

noun

1. a shotgun or rifle having a pump-action mechanism.

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pump gun British  

noun

1. a repeating gun operated by a slide-action mechanism feeding ammunition from a magazine under the barrel into the breech

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Etymology

Origin of pump gun

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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pump gun

“Okay, now, draw that stack over near the edge of the table by your right arm,” the pump gun hissed melodramatically.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

“Tell them about the newspapers, David,” the pump gun smirked contemptuously.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

So then: those two gunners averaged 10-1/2 wild geese per pump gun out of one flock!

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple

Perhaps it was only an accident that had caused Larsen before he left the house to load his pump gun with black powder shells.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Marshall, Edison

At least once a month he drew his favorite repeating shotgun, his "pump gun," from its wrapper of greased canton flannel; he oiled the trigger, and spent silent ecstatic moments aiming at the ceiling.

From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair