Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)Synonym of shotgun.

More definitions
  • firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

Origin

From scatter + gun.

From scatter + gun.

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Forms

plural: scatterguns

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges:shotgun

See also

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