six-gun

American  

[siks-guhn] / ˈsɪksˌgʌn /

noun

1. a six-shooter.

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six-gun British  

noun

1. informal another word for six-shooter

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Etymology

Origin of six-gun

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

And in London, a 62-round salute will fire at the Tower of London, along with a six-gun salvo on Horse Guards Parade.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

You’ve got to figure Parkey’s great-great-grandfather was once uncanny in Wild West saloons wielding a six-gun, a mirror and a skillet.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2019

In an insightful song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie wrote this verse: “As through this world I travel/ I see lots of funny men/ Some’ll rob you with a six-gun/ Some with a fountain pen.”

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2017

January 12, 2010 12:49 pm Link Woody Guthrie had it right: “Some rob you with a six-gun and some with a fountain pen.”

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2010

Amarante Cordova lurched into view, staggering—it appeared—from the weight of his archaic six-gun.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols