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derringers

derringers is the plural of derringer.

Meaning of derringer

Noun

derringer (plural derringers)

  1. A type of very small, concealable pistol with one or two barrels but without any loading system or magazine.
    • “Afraid? Oh no! they never interfere with me. […] And look here,” and diving her little hand into the bodice of her dress she produced a double-barrelled nickel-plated Derringer, “I always carry that loaded, and if anybody tried to touch me I should shoot him[…]”1887, H[enry] Rider Haggard, chapter IV, in Allan Quatermain […], London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC

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Noun capitalized: Derringers

Derringers

  1. (plural) plural of Derringer

Questions about derringers

What is derringers the plural of?
Derringers is the plural of derringer.
What part of speech is derringers?
Derringers is a noun.

Words near derringers in the dictionary

  1. Derrinallum
  2. derring
  3. derring-do
  4. derring-doery
  5. derringer
  6. derringers
  7. derris
  8. Derriwong
  9. derrière
  10. derrières
  11. derro

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