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Derringer

Derringer Meaning & Definition
Derringer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Derringer?

[n] a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel

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See Also | handgun | pistol | shooting iron | side arm

Derringer In Webster's Dictionary

\Der"rin*ger\, n. [From the American inventor.] A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.

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