burp gun
Example Sentences
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On the firing range, a lieutenant offered him a burp gun, saying "Here, mate, have a go at it."
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The Chinese infantryman is armed with a stamped burp gun of a simple type that has a fast rate of fire but an exceedingly bad reputation for accuracy.
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Well trained in both conventional and guerrilla warfare, the Chinese foot soldier is amply armed with Chinese-made automatic weapons�usually a stamped copy of the Russian World War II vent-barreled burp gun.
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Suddenly the snare drum cut loose with the effect of a burp gun, and the whole band leaped into ear-crushing chords and rammed home the climax.
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Then, carefully setting the safety of his burp gun and slinging it, he went over and leaned against the wall, and was sick.
From Null-ABC by Dongen, H. R. van
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.