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DERRINGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does derringer mean?
• DERRINGER (noun)
The noun DERRINGER has 1 sense:
1. a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
Familiarity information: DERRINGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("derringer" is a kind of...):
handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)
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