gun-barrel
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "The honey-combing of gun-barrels is caused by the residue, left by the exploded powder, setting up a galvanic action between the iron and steel composing Damascus and laminated steel barrels, or between the different grades of iron forming twist barrels."
- "A petition from the master gun-barrel makers of Birmingham and district to his Majesty's Secretary of State for War praying that steps be taken to amend the present practice of proof-marking foreign-made barrels with the same proof-mark or marks as those stamped upon barrels made in the United Kingdom, and to adopt a mark or marks which would be indicative of foreign make, and which would be easily discernable by sportsmen and other purchasers and colonial and foreign Customs officers."
- "If, on the other hand, we perceive the smoking gun-barrel as proof of something then we are precisely trying to rule out alternatives."