shoulder weapon

[ shohl-der wep-uhn or shohl-der guhn ]

/ ˈʃoʊl dər ˌwɛp ən or ˈʃoʊl dər ˌgʌn /

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a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced against the shoulder.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Often shoul·der arm .

So I just patted him kind-like on the shoulder and sat down.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But Liberty is always dipping his shoulder, whirling around.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But even when the jet will be able to shoot its gun, the F-35 barely carries enough ammunition to make the weapon useful.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I only touched his shoulder,” the pastor told sheriffs, according to the police report.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and faced 15 years prison time.
Rapper Bobby Shmurda Arrested at New York’s Notorious Quad Studios|M.L. Nestel|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
I only saw the glitter of a bayonet which a Mexican thrust into his shoulder, at the very moment he was helping me up.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
For a moment Joe stood behind her, silently, looking over her shoulder at the signature of Isom Chase.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Uncle David nodded, and waved his hand, as on entering the door he gave them a farewell smile over his shoulder.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Rising at once he bundled up his traps, threw the line of his small hand-sledge over his shoulder, and stepped out for home.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne