roer

noun

ˈru̇(ə)r

plural -s

: a heavy long-barreled gun formerly used for hunting big game in southern Africa

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from Dutch, firelock (gun), pipe, from Middle Dutch, firelock (gun), pipe, reed; akin to Old High German rōr reed, Old Norse reyrr, Gothic raus

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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