a 12-bore shotgun

  • 1Shotgun — For other uses, see Shotgun (disambiguation). A pump action Remington 870, two semi automatic …

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  • 2bore — bore1 [bo: US bo:r] v the past tense of ↑bear bore 2 bore2 v 1.) [T] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in ▪ He s the sort of person who bores you at parties. ▪ a film that will bore …

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  • 3bore — I UK [bɔː(r)] / US [bɔr] verb Word forms bore : present tense I/you/we/they bore he/she/it bores present participle boring past tense bored past participle bored * 1) [transitive] to make someone feel impatient or dissatisfied, especially by… …

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  • 4-bore — [[t] bɔː(r)[/t]] COMB in ADJ: ADJ n bore combines with numbers to form adjectives which indicate the size of the barrel of a gun. He had a 12 bore shotgun …

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  • 5shotgun — ► NOUN ▪ a smooth bore gun for firing small shot at short range …

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  • 6Shotgun shell — A 12 gauge shotgun shell in a transparent plastic hull, allowing the contents to be seen. From left to right: gunpowder, over powder wad, shot wad, #8 birdshot, and over shot wad A shotgun shell (shotshell) is a self contained cartridge loaded… …

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  • 7Shotgun slug — A shotgun slug is a heavy lead projectile, that may have pre cut rifling, intended for use in a shotgun and often used for hunting large game. The first effective shotgun slug was introduced by Wilhelm Brenneke in 1898, and his design remains in… …

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  • 8bore — bore1 boreable, borable, adj. /bawr, bohr/, v., bored, boring, n. v.t. 1. to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument. 2. to make (a hole) by drilling with such an instrument. 3. to form, make, or construct (a tunnel, mine,… …

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  • 9shotgun — /shot gun /, n., adj., v., shotgunned, shotgunning. n. 1. a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals. 2. Football. an offensive formation, designed primarily… …

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  • 10shotgun — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ 12 bore (BrE), 12 gauge (AmE), double barrelled/double barreled, pump (AmE), pump action, sawed off (AmE), sawn off (BrE) ▪ The men were armed with saw …

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