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- noun dated Alternative spelling of
derringer .
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Examples
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The fatal shot was fired from a deringer pistol by Charles Cora.
The Vigilance Committee of 1856 James O'Meara 1864
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Richardson, who stood with his hands in his pockets, and a deringer in each pocket, pressing his demand on Cora, the latter had one of two things to do: either to kill Richardson or allow Richardson to kill him.
The Vigilance Committee of 1856 James O'Meara 1864
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Senior Editor freshfields bruckhaus deringer. ascent solutions.
Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Mark Sweney 2010
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Senior Editor freshfields bruckhaus deringer. ascent solutions.
Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Mark Sweney 2010
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"The school can not afford to expel the deringer darling because first, the district would lose the head fund from the state for the delinquent dispatched, then the district would lose the head funds for all of the urchins who would mimic because they have no desire to be educated by this or any other district."
unknown title 2009
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Police say a grandfather accidentally dropped a small deringer pistol.
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