six-shooter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of six-shooter
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Legends of pistol-packing preachers who trekked through the West with, as one of them said, “Bible in pocket, gun in hand” permanently joined evangelism to the six-shooter in some corners of the American imagination.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021
Writing credits aside, this is a trademark Clash smash, full of outlaw rebel posturing and laden with Headon’s six-shooter drum cracks.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020
He swiped to a photo of himself, at age seven or eight, wearing a homemade Superman cape, with a plastic six-shooter slung low around his waist.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 25, 2019
The Marine gripped his six-shooter, pointed it at the horizon and took a deep breath.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2017
Is it because six-shooter sounds better than seven-shooter?
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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