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noun

a homemade pistol, typically consisting of a metal tube taped to a wooden stock and firing a .22-caliber bullet.

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Words related to zip gun

MG, Uzi, mitrailleuse

Words nearby zip gun

zionism, zip, zip + 4, zip code, zip fastener, zip gun, zip line, zip-code, zip-in, zip-out, zipangu

Origin of zip gun

First recorded in 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for zip gun

zip gun

noun

US and Canadian slang a crude homemade pistol, esp one powered by a spring or rubber band
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012