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Handgun

//ˈhændˌɡʌn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.

    "Petric used his father's key to open a lockbox and remove a 9mm handgun and the game."

  2. 2
    a firearm that is held and fired with one hand wordnet

Etymology

From hand + gun.

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