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sawed-off shotgun
[ sawd-awf shot-guhn, -of ]
noun
- 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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