shooting iron

shooting iron
n. a pistol. (Cowboy and folksy.)
Millard “Shorty” Wilson always carried his shooting iron with him, except for one fateful day back in ’92—1892, that s.
He pulled out his shooting iron and got down to cleaning it.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • Shooting iron — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shooting iron — ☆ shooting iron n. Slang any firearm …   English World dictionary

  • shooting iron — noun A firearm, especially a handgun. It aint the rifle, Harry, Sam said good temperedly; it is the eye that is wrong, not the shooting iron …   Wiktionary

  • shooting iron — noun Date: 1775 firearm; especially handgun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shooting iron — Informal. a firearm, esp. a pistol or revolver. [1780 90, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Shooting iron — firearm, especially a pistol or revolver …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • shooting iron — Australian Slang firearm, especially a pistol or revolver …   English dialects glossary

  • shooting iron — firearm, gun, cannon, rifle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shooting iron — noun informal, chiefly US a firearm …   English new terms dictionary

  • shooting iron — shoot′ing i′ron n. Informal. inf firearm • Etymology: 1780–90, amer …   From formal English to slang

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