six-shooter

noun

six-shoot·​er ˈsik(s)-ˌshü-tər How to pronounce six-shooter (audio)

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That’s because the six-shooter is a good approximation for a generic abstraction of a handgun. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024 Towering over the Max Motors car lot is a giant gunslinger in the sky, six-shooters drawn and in a bit of a bad mood, judging by his expression. Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024 Gray tattoos could now be seen running up both arms, with the ones on the right — a skeleton with a six-shooter, a skull hovering over a line of bullets — coming from a time several years ago when Michalek thought that limb might be blown off. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023 In 1971, a multi-museum spree in Connecticut led to the loss of a painfully rare Colt Whitneyville Walker revolver: the holy grail of gun collectors everywhere, inscribed into the 19th-century history of Connecticut and Texas as the world’s first six-shooter. Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of six-shooter was in 1844

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“Six-shooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-shooter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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six-shooter

noun
six-shoot·​er
ˈsik(s)-ˈshüt-ər

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