Etymology

handgonne

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Today it means: A handheld pre-matchlock black-powder gun. Full definition →

Middle English handgonne
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  1. Middle English · learned borrowing fromhandgonne
  2. English todayhandgonne

Learned borrowing from Middle English handgonne. Doublet of handgun.

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