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studgun

studgun noun: any gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").

Noun

studgun (plural studguns)

  1. Any gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").
    • Eight shots per loading may be fired from this studgun with a one-eighth turn of the cylinder after each firing.1966 11, M. J. Pedersen, “Better Mousetraps”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 126, number 3, →ISSN, page 73
    • This combined studgun effectiveness and danger is nowhere more dramatically illustrated than in the two accidents that formed the subject of this analysis.1991, Textual Dynamics of the Professions, University of Wisconsin Press, page 262

Forms of studgun

pluralstudguns

Origin of studgun

From stud + gun.

Questions about studgun

What does studgun mean?
Studgun means any gun which shoots studs ("a small object that protrudes from something").
What part of speech is studgun?
Studgun is a noun.
What is the plural of studgun?
The plural of studgun is studguns.

Words near studgun in the dictionary

  1. studfarms
  2. studfinder
  3. studfinders
  4. studfish
  5. studfishes
  6. studgun
  7. studguns
  8. Studham
  9. Studholm
  10. Studholme
  11. Studholmes

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