hand cannon

English

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Etymology

From hand +‎ cannon.

Noun

hand cannon (plural hand cannons)

  1. An early firearm that required manual ignition through a touch hole.
    Synonyms: gonne, handgonne
  2. (US, slang) A very large handgun, often impractically so.
    • 1994, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction
      Vincent: "Did you forget that somebody was in there with a goddamn hand cannon?"
    • Hand Cannon - TV Tropes. Retrieved on 17 June 2022.
      Magnum-caliber handguns or pistols that use rifle cartridges comprise most of the Hand Cannon trope, due to their superior ballistics.

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