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roscoes

roscoes is the plural of roscoe.

Meaning of roscoe

Noun

roscoe (plural roscoes)

  1. (US, slang) A handgun, particularly a revolver.
    • Why, it was nothing to travel about the country with fifty grand worth of ice on me. Suppose I hadn’t packed a roscoe—hell, I’d of been hoisted once a week!1948, Leslie Charteris, Saint Errant, page 103

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Phrases with roscoes

Questions about roscoes

What is roscoes the plural of?
Roscoes is the plural of roscoe.

Words near roscoes in the dictionary

  1. roscid
  2. ROSCO
  3. Roscobie
  4. roscoe
  5. roscoelite
  6. roscoes
  7. Roscoff
  8. Roscoffs
  9. Roscom
  10. Roscommon
  11. Roscommon County

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