sawn-off
Britishadjective
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(prenominal) (of a shotgun) having the barrel cut short, mainly to facilitate concealment of the weapon
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informal (of a person) small in stature
Example Sentences
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Norrie's first experience of tennis was hitting a ball on the driveway of his family home in New Zealand with a sawn-off squash racquet.
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The headmaster of Cheam was a cheerful clergyman and staunch disciplinarian who used a cane to punish daytime offences and a sawn-off cricket bat for those caught having pillow fights after lights out.
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He had thought he was going to meet other drug dealers but instead was shot with a sawn-off shotgun soon after he arrived.
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In court Sokolov admitted shooting Ms Yeshchenko four times with a sawn-off shotgun, before chopping up her body with a saw and kitchen knife.
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Police said the attacker was armed with a sawn-off shotgun.
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