Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A toy or contrivance consisting of a small tube through which peas or pellets may be blown.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
peashooter .
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Examples
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Then they will be dealing with that pea-shooter 007 used in License to Kill.
Think Progress » Palin blames ‘Gore-gate’ for ‘this snake oil science stuff.’ 2010
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No grand plan, no big bazooka, not so much as a pea-shooter.
Prepare for Europe's Lost Weekend Simon Nixon 2011
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Then they will be dealing with that pea-shooter 007 used in License to Kill.
Think Progress » Palin blames ‘Gore-gate’ for ‘this snake oil science stuff.’ 2010
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So with nearly $14 billion in finance, this is no pea-shooter operation.
William Bradley: High-Speed Rail: Jerry Brown's Big Move to the Future William Bradley 2011
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So with nearly $14 billion in finance, this is no pea-shooter operation.
William Bradley: High-Speed Rail: Jerry Brown's Big Move to the Future William Bradley 2011
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We should send you to Mexico ... dressed in nothing but pink underwear and carrying a pea-shooter.
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Then they will be dealing with that pea-shooter 007 used in License to Kill.
Think Progress » Palin blames ‘Gore-gate’ for ‘this snake oil science stuff.’ 2010
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So with nearly $14 billion in finance, this is no pea-shooter operation.
William Bradley: High-Speed Rail: Jerry Brown's Big Move to the Future William Bradley 2011
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Combined with the ECB's efforts and potential IMF support, the ESFS is no pea-shooter, but nor is it a bazooka, given the government supply needs and the debt overhang of a number of European countries.
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Combined with the ECB's efforts and potential IMF support, the ESFS is no pea-shooter, but nor is it a bazooka, given the government supply needs and the debt overhang of a number of European countries.
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