six-shooter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of six-shooter
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The ultimate steely-eyed badass, Eastwood didn’t need dialogue to make a big impact, preferring the power of a six shooter and a cigarillo instead.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 22, 2017
His broad shoulders tapered to a narrow waist, and he walked with the swagger of someone who wore a six shooter on each hip.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Very soon the edge of a woolen turban cap appeared opposite the rifle muzzle, then an ear, then a little of the chin and finally the eye of Bennett looked straight into Jack's six shooter.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Tileston, Merrill
Oh, how nice, and Uncle George gave me a new six shooter, and the dogs haven't had any exercise in a week.
From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.
Each man had also a six shooter, and was to have had a machete, but the long knives did not come.
From American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Stratemeyer, Edward
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