Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dummy gun made of wood.
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- noun idiomatic, military, weaponry A
nonfunctional imitation of a gun or of a piece ofartillery , typically made of wood and usually intended todeceive enemy forces intooverestimating one's availablefirepower .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From the Quakers' opposition to war.]
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An allusion to the pacifism associated with practitioners of the Quaker religion.
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