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Zip gun

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A crude homemade weapon that fires a projectile.

    "As pertaining to my idea of zip guns, we didn't use the old type of zip gun any more because they were too dangerous. That was just a pipe and a piece of wood and nail and rubber band."

  2. 2
    An EVA astronaut space maneuvering propulsion unit, a handheld gas jet device, connected to a reservoir.
  3. 3
    a crude homemade pistol wordnet

Etymology

From being a gas stream emitter shaped like a gun.

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