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cemetery gun

cemetery gun noun: a gun triggered by a tripwire near a grave, intended to deter body snatchers.

Noun

cemetery gun (plural cemetery guns)

  1. (historical) A gun triggered by a tripwire near a grave, intended to deter body snatchers.

Forms of cemetery gun

pluralcemetery guns

Questions about cemetery gun

What does cemetery gun mean?
Cemetery gun means a gun triggered by a tripwire near a grave, intended to deter body snatchers.
What part of speech is cemetery gun?
Cemetery gun is a noun.
What is the plural of cemetery gun?
The plural of cemetery gun is cemetery guns.

Words near cemetery gun in the dictionary

  1. cemeterial
  2. cemeterian
  3. cemeterians
  4. cemeteries
  5. cemetery
  6. cemetery gun
  7. cemetery guns
  8. Cemetery H culture
  9. cemetery vote
  10. cemetery votes
  11. cemetery voting

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