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- noun Plural form of
revolver .
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Examples
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And while we are on it, loading and unloading single action revolvers is a pain in the butt ....
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And while we are on it, loading and unloading single action revolvers is a pain in the butt ....
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Some of them began firing their "guns," as they called their revolvers, but there was no chance of hitting the fleeing man, as he was now out of sight beyond a turn in the trail.
Jack of the Pony Express Frank V. Webster
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"Of course the cowboys sometimes have real bullets in their 'guns,' as they call their revolvers, but they don't shoot 'em for fun."
Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch Howard Roger Garis 1917
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Despite the risk of default, the industry prefers to target 'revolvers' -- or those who carry a balance forward from month to month -- because this is where the real profit is.
Richard Gaudreau: Bankruptcy Is the Cost of the Way the Credit Card Industry Does Business Richard Gaudreau 2011
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Discussion of his use of interchangeable cylinders on his revolvers was all the rage for a while.
Shane, Revisited 2007
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They really want the so-called revolvers, people who don't cover their balances and pony up those juicy interest payments and fees.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Trying to Have It Both Ways: Banks, bankruptcy, and credit cards 2005
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They really want the so-called revolvers, people who don\'t cover their balances and pony up those juicy interest payments and fees.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Trying to Have It Both Ways: Banks, bankruptcy, and credit cards 2005
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In each hand was one of those American institutions known as revolvers which the mere pressure of the fingers is enough to fire β pocket mitrailleuses in fact.
Robur the Conqueror 2003
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βThe revolvers are the newest model,β Brookshire said, unhappily.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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