six-gun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of six-gun
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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As Woody Guthrie wrote, “Some will rob you with a six gun / And some with a fountain pen,” and both sorts are present here.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
“Some will rob you with a six gun, and some with a fountain pen.”
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2019
In all, the court upheld six gun laws and struck down four.
From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2015
His ballad contains the celebrated line: "Some will rob you with a six gun/ Some will rob you with a fountain pen."
From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2011
Our battery happened to be the only six gun volunteer battery, carrying all the guns off the battle-field, two pieces in a disabled condition.
From Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery by Reichardt, Theodore
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