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sixgun

sixgun is the alternative form of six-gun.

Meaning of six-gun

Noun

six-gun (plural six-guns)

  1. (dated) Synonym of six-shooter.
    • Robbin' people with a six-gun / I fought the law and the law won1958, “I Fought the Law”, Sonny Curtis (music)
    Synonyms:
    six-shooter

Forms of sixgun

pluralsixguns

Questions about sixgun

What is sixgun the alternative form of?
Sixgun is the alternative form of six-gun.

Words near sixgun in the dictionary

  1. sixfoldness
  2. sixgill
  3. sixgill shark
  4. sixgill sharks
  5. sixgills
  6. sixgun
  7. sixguns
  8. sixhynde
  9. sixhyndman
  10. sixhyndmen
  11. sixie

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