Meaning Of The Word Six-shooter

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Six-shooter? Find Six-shooter meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Six-shooter Meaning

Six-shooter Definition
Six-shooter Definition

What's The Definition Of Six-shooter?

six-shooter
countable noun: A six-shooter is a small gun that holds six bullets.

six-shooter in American English
a revolver having a cylinder that holds six cartridges; specif., such a revolver with a long barrel and of relatively large caliber of the kind usually used in the western U.S. in the last half of the 19th cent.
noun: a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading

six-shooter in British English
noun: a revolver with six chambers

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Unrevealed ‐ adjective: not having been disclosed, divulged…
  • Soft spot ‐ a special sympathetic affection or weakness for…
  • Capitulationism ‐ noun: advocacy or approval of…
  • Gummosis ‐ the giving off of gummy substances as a result…
  • Have itchy feet ‐ to be restless; have a desire…
  • Uralian emerald ‐ noun: a brilliant green variety of garnet, used…
  • York rite ‐ a system of ceremonial procedure in Freemasonry…
  • Invected ‐ adjective: bordered with small convex curves…
  • Ichthyophagy ‐ noun: the practice of eating or subsisting on…
  • Ernestine ‐ a feminine name: dim. Tina; noun: a female given…