What does six-shooter mean?
Six-shooter means (colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds six cartridges..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds six cartridges..
He drank a quart of whisky a day; was almost never drunk, but on rare occasions when the liquor fumes bested him he would invariably select a hapless victim and, whipping out the pair of mother-o’-pearl-handled six-shooters he always wore at his belt, would force him to dance by shooting at his feet—a pleasing fancy brought with him from Texas and the Cimarron.
Five or six of them youngsters, weren’t but two of them upwards of twelve or thirteen, they outs with their six-shooters and had me covered.
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Six-shooter means (colloquial, dated) A revolver which holds six cartridges..
Common synonyms include six-gun, revolver.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He drank a quart of whisky a day; was almost never drunk, but on rare occasions when the liquor fumes bested him he would invariably select a hapless victim and, whipping out the pair of mother-o’-pearl-handled six-shooters he always wore at his belt, would force him to dance by shooting at his feet—a pleasing fancy brought with him from Texas and the Cimarron.
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