six-gun

American  

[siks-guhn] / ˈsɪksˌgʌn /

noun

1. a six-shooter.

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six-gun British  

noun

1. informal another word for six-shooter

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Etymology

Origin of six-gun

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

And in London, a 62-round salute will fire at the Tower of London, along with a six-gun salvo on Horse Guards Parade.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

There was a military band, and a six-gun salute.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2022

In an insightful song about outlaws, Woody Guthrie wrote this verse: “As through this world I travel/ I see lots of funny men/ Some’ll rob you with a six-gun/ Some with a fountain pen.”

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2017

January 12, 2010 12:49 pm Link Woody Guthrie had it right: “Some rob you with a six-gun and some with a fountain pen.”

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2010

Plunking onto a stool at the Frontier, he jubilantly splashed the feathers across the bar, then banged down his six-gun on the hard mahogany top.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols