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six-shooter

noun as in pistol

noun as in Saturday night special

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Seven brings the limit down to one more than the six-shooter of old, which gunslingers found to be enough to win the West.

"Here's my authority, yuh blasted runt," he yelled, and jerked his six-shooter to a level with the policeman's breast.

But the jar threw my six-shooter where I couldn't reach it, and the carbine was jammed in the stirrup-leather on the wrong side.

Before the officer could raise a hand to defend himself, the stranger was within a yard of him, holding a six-shooter at his head.

As he did so Young Glory drew up close to him, still keeping him covered with his six-shooter.

The latter stepped back quickly, raising his six-shooter as he did so, and pointing it at his captive.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to six-shooter, such as: firearm, gun, handgun, rod, forty-five, and piece.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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