What does hush puppy mean?

hush puppy

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Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

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"When we used it in our “hush puppy” against a sentry, the target was almost always hit only once, in the head."
"Normally, they would have used the silenced .22 ‘Hush Puppy’ pistol to dispatch both the dog and the sentry, but this was an exercise."

hush puppies (plural)

hushpuppy

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