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sleeve guns

sleeve guns is the plural of sleeve gun.

Meaning of sleeve gun

Noun

sleeve gun (plural sleeve guns)

  1. A device wrapped around a person's forearm, used to conceal a small firearm under a long-sleeved coat, with a mechanism that allows it to be rapidly extended for use.
  2. (historical) An experimental device developed for the British Army during World War II, essentially a noise-suppressed Welrod pistol minus the pistol grip.

Questions about sleeve guns

What is sleeve guns the plural of?
Sleeve guns is the plural of sleeve gun.

Words near sleeve guns in the dictionary

  1. sleeve board
  2. sleeve boards
  3. sleeve garter
  4. sleeve garters
  5. sleeve gun
  6. sleeve guns
  7. sleeve holder
  8. sleeve holders
  9. sleeve notes
  10. sleeve nut
  11. sleeve nuts

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