shot-gun en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of shotgun.
alt of shotgun
He gave Kitty advice about everything; he tramped the hills with the dogs, carrying a shot-gun that he never used; and he adventured upon a recently recommended diet of buttermilk and hickory-nuts.
1919, Zöe Akins, chapter V, in Cake Upon the Waters, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shot-guns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |