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hand cannons

hand cannons is the plural of hand cannon.

Meaning of hand cannon

Noun

hand cannon (plural hand cannons)

  1. An early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.
    Synonyms:
    gonne, handgonne
  2. (US, slang) A very large handgun, often impractically so.
    • Vincent: "Did you forget that somebody was in there with a goddamn hand cannon?"1994, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction

Questions about hand cannons

What is hand cannons the plural of?
Hand cannons is the plural of hand cannon.

Words near hand cannons in the dictionary

  1. hand brakes
  2. hand breathing
  3. hand bridge
  4. hand bridges
  5. hand cannon
  6. hand cannons
  7. hand card
  8. hand cards
  9. hand carried
  10. hand carries
  11. hand carry

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