Quaker gun
noun
a dummy gun, as on a ship or fort: so called in allusion to the Quakers' opposition to war.
Origin of Quaker gun
1An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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British Dictionary definitions for Quaker gun
Quaker gun
noun
a dummy gun, as of wood
Origin of Quaker gun
1alluding to the Quakers' traditional pacifism
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