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

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 Edison Marshall

Beside him leaned a shiny, twelve-gauge pump gun which he jostled with an elbow as he bade me by word and gesture to make myself at home.

From The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien

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

From Frank of Freedom Hill by Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur) Derieux