Bullpup
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʊlpʌp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bullpup is a noun meaning (US, obsolete) A handgun smaller than a bulldog.
Meaning
(US, obsolete) A handgun smaller than a bulldog.
More Meanings
- (firearms) A firearm configuration in which the trigger is located forward of the magazine and breech, as opposed to a conventional configuration in which the trigger is located rear of the magazine and breech.
- (dated) A bullpuppy, a bulldog puppy (of either sex).
Example Sentences
"Gone for his two little bull-pups," said Stubbs. That was what the Parson called his silver-mounted derringers.
He sees thou art the best man for the swamp; that thy scent is keen with the bloodhound, thine eye like the hawk's, and thou art quick for fight as the colonel's bullpup.
In an Iowa murder case two witnesses swore to seeing the defendant forty rods off draw his revolver, when it was proven that they were so near-sighted that they could not tell a pistol from a bull-pup fifteen rods away.
'Bust me, Blaine! you ain't a-goin' to murder this-yer young innercent ez mebbe never toted a derringer in his life, an don't know the difference atween a bowie-knife an' a bull-pup, air you?' interposed Colonel Jefferson.
Word Forms
- bullpups
- bull pup
- bull-pup
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bull-pup, bull-bitch, bulldog, shitbull, bullock, bulle.
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