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Noun

1. 1
   A popgun made of a hollowed shoot of elder, i.e. a harmless weapon.

   "… tis a great displeasure That an elder gun, can do against a cannon,"

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"… tis a great displeasure That an elder gun, can do against a cannon,"

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