Tommy gun
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noun
any submachine gun.
Origin of Tommy gun
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
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And they've got four sawed-off shotguns and a tommy-gun in the back seat.
The Ambulance Made Two TripsWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
Before the boys piled in, Stan handed his tommy-gun to Allison.
A Yankee Flier in ItalyRutherford G. Montgomery
He could not find a tommy-gun, but he had the sack of grenades on his lap.
A Yankee Flier in ItalyRutherford G. Montgomery
Stan armed himself with a tommy-gun and rode up front with Arno.
A Yankee Flier in ItalyRutherford G. Montgomery
Implacably, the big guard brought up his Tommy-gun and let it rattle.
Satan and the ComradesRalph Bennitt
Tommy gun
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