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gunwork

gunwork noun: the art or skill of firing a gun.

Noun

gunwork (uncountable)

  1. The art or skill of firing a gun.
    • They go to elementary schools — performing, showing how to apply make-up and demonstrating fast draws and other gunwork.1971, Scouting, volume 59, number 5, page 66
    • However it was, he must have seen it just in time and shot to kill — there could have been no time to indulge in any fancier gunwork.1982, Alistair Maclean, Athabasca, page 144

Origin of gunwork

From gun + work.

Questions about gunwork

What does gunwork mean?
Gunwork means the art or skill of firing a gun.
What part of speech is gunwork?
Gunwork is a noun.

Words near gunwork in the dictionary

  1. Gunwinyguan
  2. Gunwinyku
  3. gunwise
  4. gunwoman
  5. gunwomen
  6. gunwork
  7. gunworks
  8. gunwright
  9. gunwrights
  10. gunya
  11. gunyah

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