Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawn-off shotgun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
sawn-of-f shot-gun
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sawn-off shotguns (plural) sawed-off shotgun (alternative, US)

Questions

What does sawn-off shotgun mean?
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).

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