single-barrel

American  

[sing-guhl-bar-uhl] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈbær əl /

noun

1. a gun having one barrel, especially a shotgun.

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Other Word Forms

• single-barreled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of single-barrel

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

He converted part of Jack Rose into a bottle shop that includes coveted single-barrel selections for take-home options.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

An hour upstream of Nueva Unión, Andueza’s boatman, José Inuma Macusi, shut his engine, grabbed his machete and leaped onto a dirt bank, slinging a single-barrel shotgun over his shoulder.

From Scientific American • Feb. 5, 2020

It’s Eagle Rare, yet another Buffalo Trace Distillery brand, a top-shelf single-barrel 10-year bourbon in a fancy bottle.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2015

At the Old Seelbach Bar, customers can sip a smooth single-barrel bourbon or a classic cocktail at a restored bar from the early 1900s.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2014

In the hand may be borne a bell-mouthed blunderbuss; or, better still, a long single-barrel gun with an ounce bore.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir