ten-gauge
(ˈtɛnˌgeɪdʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called 10-gauge shotgun. a shotgun using a shell of approx. 0.775 in. (1.97 cm) in diameter.
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choke
Webster Dictionary
a constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc
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core dump
(core dump)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging
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choke
Webster Dictionary
to make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun
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dump
(dump)
Princeton's WordNet
(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
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fowling piece
(fowling piece)
Princeton's WordNet
a light shotgun used for fowling
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sawed-off shotgun
(sawed-off shotgun)
Princeton's WordNet
a shotgun with short barrels
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bird shot
(bird shot, buckshot, duck shot)
Princeton's WordNet
small lead shot for shotgun shells
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duck shot
(bird shot, buckshot, duck shot)
Princeton's WordNet
small lead shot for shotgun shells
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buckshot
(bird shot, buckshot, duck shot)
Princeton's WordNet
small lead shot for shotgun shells
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sawed-off
(ˈsɔˌdʌst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cut off at the end, as a shotgun.
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shotgun
(ˈʃɒtˌgʌn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to fire a shotgun at.
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gunstock
(stock, gunstock)
Princeton's WordNet
the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
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stock
(stock, gunstock)
Princeton's WordNet
the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
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shotgun
(ˈʃɒtˌgʌn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pertaining to, or carried out with a shotgun.
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fowling piece
(ˈfaʊ lər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a shotgun for shooting wildfowl.
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shell
(ʃɛl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a metal or paper cartridge for use in a shotgun.
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pellet
(ˈpɛl ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun.
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ride
(ɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(formerly) to ride in a stagecoach as a shotgun-bearing guard.
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gun
(ʌn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver.
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break
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to open the breech or action of (a shotgun, rifle, or revolver).
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riot gun
(ˈraɪ ət)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a gun, esp. a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury.
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shot
(ʃɒt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a small ball or pellet of lead, a number of which are loaded in a cartridge and used for one charge of a shotgun.
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buckshot
(ˈbʌkˌʃɒt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a large size of lead shot used in shotgun shells for hunting pheasants, ducks, etc.
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pump action
(pump action, slide action)
Princeton's WordNet
action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round
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slide action
(pump action, slide action)
Princeton's WordNet
action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round
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gauge
(ɪdʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a unit of measure of the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel, equal to the number of lead bullets of such diameter required to make one pound.
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double-barreled
(ˈdʌb əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(esp. of a shotgun) having two barrels mounted side by side.
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