sawn-off shotgun

English

Alternative forms

sawed-off shotgun (US)

Noun

sawn-off shotgun (plural sawn-off shotguns)

A shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened for ease of concealment and to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes).
- 2007, “Jigsaw Falling into Place”, in In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead:
  I never really got there / I just pretended that I had / Words are blunt instruments / Words are sawn-off shotguns

Translations

Translations

Finnish: katkaistu haulikko
French: fusil à canon scié m
German: abgesägte Schrotflinte f
Polish: obrzyn (pl) m
Portuguese: caçadeira de cano serrado f (Portugal), escopeta de cano serrado f (Brazil)
Russian: обре́з (ru) m (obréz)

Further reading

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