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elderne gun

elderne gun is the alternative form of elder-gun.

Meaning of elder-gun

Noun

elder-gun (plural elder-guns)

  1. A popgun made of a hollowed shoot of elder, i.e. a harmless weapon.
    • … tis a great displeasure
      That an elder gun, can do against a cannon,c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, line 2046 (Quarto 1, 1600)

Questions about elderne gun

What is elderne gun the alternative form of?
Elderne gun is the alternative form of elder-gun.

Words near elderne gun in the dictionary

  1. elderman
  2. eldermen
  3. eldermother
  4. eldermothers
  5. eldern
  6. elderne gun
  7. Elderon
  8. elders
  9. eldership
  10. elderships
  11. Elderslie

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