Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punt gun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: pun-t -gun
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.

Etymology

Named after punt (“shallow boat”) on which the shotgun was typically fixed.

Inflected Forms

punt guns (plural)

Questions

What does punt gun mean?: A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.
Where does punt gun come from?: Named after punt (“shallow boat”) on which the shotgun was typically fixed.

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