quick draw
noun
a game or competition in which the winner is the quickest person to draw a handgun from a holster and sometimes to fire it and hit a target.
quick draws
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pluralof quick draw.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Because these enforcers received pitiful salaries and were prized for being quick draws, it’s not surprising that the boundary between good lawmen and bad lawmen was porous.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
As he took the last quick draws at the stump of his cheroot, Mr. Vinck reflected that the confidence accorded by Hudig to Willems was open, under the circumstances, to loyal criticism from Hudig's cashier.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad
When I got back to the suite, Hoddy had put on his pistols and was practicing quick draws in front of the mirror.
From Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper
