Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A revolver, or other form of firearm, having seven chambers or barrels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial, dated A
revolver which holds sevencartridges .
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Examples
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Close up to the side of the coach rides the daring young outlaw, his piercing orbs peering out from the eye-holes in his black mask, one hand clasping the bridle-reins the other a nickel-plated seven-shooter drawn back at full cock.
Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills Edward L. Wheeler
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And if you want to know what an excited girl can do, just call and let me show you the use of a small seven-shooter and a large carving-knife which vibrate between my belt and my pocket, always ready for emergencies.
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"I don't see the matter in that light," replied the champion of the seven-shooter.
The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910
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He was quite alone, but armed with a bayonet ground like a razor and an automatic seven-shooter.
Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas William Charles Henry Wood 1905
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In the meantime Captain Langless whispered to one of his sailors, and the tar ran to one of the staterooms and returned with an old-fashioned seven-shooter, fully a foot and a half long.
The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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He was in a gun-shop in the Strand, buying cartridges for that villainous-looking seven-shooter of his.
Revenge! Robert Barr 1881
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God! I'd like to have a seven seconds 'interview with him with a loaded seven-shooter in my hand!
Revenge! Robert Barr 1881
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And if you want to know what an excited girl can do, just call and let me show you the use of a small seven-shooter and a large carving-knife which vibrate between my belt and my pocket, always ready for emergencies.
A Confederate Girl's Diary Sarah Morgan Dawson 1875
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Wesson's seven-shooter, which carried a ball like a homoeopathic pill, and it took the whole seven to make a dose for an adult.
Roughing It Mark Twain 1872
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Wesson's seven-shooter, which carried a ball like a homoeopathic pill, and it took the whole seven to make a dose for an adult.
Roughing It, Part 1. Mark Twain 1872
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