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captive bolt pistol

captive bolt pistol noun: a device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head.

captive bolt pistol: a device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head
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Noun

captive bolt pistol (plural captive bolt pistols)

  1. a device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head

Forms of captive bolt pistol

pluralcaptive bolt pistols

Questions about captive bolt pistol

What does captive bolt pistol mean?
Captive bolt pistol means a device that renders animals unconscious prior to slaughter by impelling a metal bolt into its head.
What part of speech is captive bolt pistol?
Captive bolt pistol is a noun.
What is the plural of captive bolt pistol?
The plural of captive bolt pistol is captive bolt pistols.

Words near captive bolt pistol in the dictionary

  1. captive audience meeting
  2. captive audience meetings
  3. captive audiences
  4. captive bead ring
  5. captive bead rings
  6. captive bolt pistol
  7. captive bolt pistols
  8. captive candidate
  9. captive candidates
  10. captive nation
  11. captive nations

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