elephant gun

English

Noun

elephant gun (plural elephant guns)

Theodore Roosevelt holding an elephant gun

A large-calibre firearm capable of killing an elephant or other big game.
- 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
  Lord John was standing at gaze with his finger on the trigger of his elephant-gun, his eager hunter's soul shining from his fierce eyes.

Translations

large-calibre firearm

Finnish: norsupyssy

See also

Nitro Express

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