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snake gun

snake gun noun: a small-bore shotgun, or rifle firing rat shot, used to defend against snakes.

Noun

snake gun (plural snake guns)

  1. (Australia, informal) A small-bore shotgun, or rifle firing rat shot, used to defend against snakes.

Forms of snake gun

pluralsnake guns

Questions about snake gun

What does snake gun mean?
Snake gun means a small-bore shotgun, or rifle firing rat shot, used to defend against snakes.
What part of speech is snake gun?
Snake gun is a noun.
What is the plural of snake gun?
The plural of snake gun is snake guns.

Words near snake gun in the dictionary

  1. snake fruit
  2. snake fruits
  3. snake game
  4. snake gourd
  5. snake gourds
  6. snake gun
  7. snake guns
  8. snake hawk
  9. snake hawks
  10. snake in the grass
  11. snake in the tunnel

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