six-gun

[ siks-guhn ]

noun

1. a six-shooter.

six-gun

noun

1. See six-shooter
   informal.
   another word for six-shooter

Word History and Origins

Origin of six-gun¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

I've lived all my life with iron on the hip, and my six-gun has seven notches.

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Lad, even a kid like you could be a killer with that six-gun.

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She had laid aside her six-gun, but she had not abandoned it.

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As the daylight increased, there was little doubt of her character, and she was pronounced to be a thirty-six-gun frigate.

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With no room even for six-gun work he turned his revolver into a club.

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