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sawed-off shotgun

[ sawd-awf shot-guhn, -of ]

noun

  1. a shotgun having a shorter barrel than a standard shotgun:

    The informants had seen shell casings on the stairs and a sawed-off shotgun in the cellar.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of sawed-off shotgun1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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