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sawn-off shotguns

sawn-off shotguns is the plural of sawn-off shotgun.

Meaning of sawn-off shotgun

Noun

sawn-off shotgun (plural sawn-off shotguns)

  1. A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).
    • I never really got there / I just pretended that I had / Words are blunt instruments / Words are sawn-off shotguns2007, “Jigsaw Falling into Place”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead

Questions about sawn-off shotguns

What is sawn-off shotguns the plural of?
Sawn-off shotguns is the plural of sawn-off shotgun.

Words near sawn-off shotguns in the dictionary

  1. sawn off
  2. sawn off the branch one was sitting on
  3. sawn wood
  4. sawn-off
  5. sawn-off shotgun
  6. sawn-off shotguns
  7. sawn-offs
  8. Sawndip
  9. sawney
  10. sawneys
  11. Sawnies

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