Quaker gun

noun

1. a dummy gun, as on a ship or fort: so called in allusion to the Quakers' opposition to war.

Quaker gun

noun

1. a dummy gun, as of wood

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quaker gun¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quaker gun¹

alluding to the Quakers' traditional pacifism