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gunhawk

gunhawk noun: a gunslinger.

Noun

gunhawk (plural gunhawks)

  1. A gunslinger.
    • I was just beginning to think about asking her to marry me when Harve Bennett rode into town. Bennett was a gunhawk, one of the best—or so his reputation went.2011, J. R. Roberts, The Woman Hunt: The Gunsmith

Forms of gunhawk

pluralgunhawks

Origin of gunhawk

From gun + hawk.

Questions about gunhawk

What does gunhawk mean?
Gunhawk means a gunslinger.
What part of speech is gunhawk?
Gunhawk is a noun.
What is the plural of gunhawk?
The plural of gunhawk is gunhawks.

Words near gunhawk in the dictionary

  1. gunhand
  2. gunhandler
  3. gunhandlers
  4. gunhands
  5. gunhappy
  6. gunhawk
  7. gunhawks
  8. gunhouse
  9. gunhouses
  10. gunia
  11. Gunian

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