snubby
snubby noun: a revolver with a barrel length of 3 inches (76.2 mm) or less.
Noun
snubby (plural snubbies)
- A revolver with a barrel length of 3 inches (76.2 mm) or less.
- Accessories for this version of the SP101 are not as diverse as those available for the five-shot snubby, but excellent add-ons are available.2015 June 17, B. Gil Horman, “The Return of the Ruger SP101.327 Fed. Mag.”, in American Rifleman
- Synonyms:
- snubnosed revolver
Adjective
snubby (comparative snubbier or more snubby, superlative snubbiest or most snubby)
- Short, stumpy.
- Both have mottled legs,
Both have snubby noses,
Both have—Here the host
Kindly interposes:1842, William Makepeace Thackeray, “Peg of Limavady”, in The Irish Sketchbook, lines 69–72 - Well, for more than five years that was me—an alert young chap with a round, pink, snubby kind of face and butter-coloured hair […]1939, George Orwell, chapter 7, in Coming Up for Air
- Synonyms:
- snub
- Both have mottled legs,
Synonyms of snubby
Forms of snubby
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | snubbies |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | snubbier |
| comparative | more snubby |
| superlative | snubbiest |
| superlative | most snubby |
Words formed from snubby
Questions about snubby
- What does snubby mean?
- Snubby means a revolver with a barrel length of 3 inches (76.2 mm) or less.
- What part of speech is snubby?
- Snubby can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of snubby?
- The plural of snubby is snubbies.
Words near snubby in the dictionary
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