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derringer

or ··

[ der-in-jer ]

noun

  1. an early short-barreled pocket pistol.

derringer

/ ˈɛɪԻə /

noun

  1. a short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of derringer1

1850–55, Americanism; named after Henry Deringer, mid-19th-century American gunsmith who invented it
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Word History and Origins

Origin of derringer1

C19: named after Henry Deringer, American gunsmith who invented it

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