cemetery gun

noun

A gun triggered by a tripwire near a grave, intended to deter body snatchers.

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Meanings

nouncemetery gun (plural cemetery guns)

plural cemetery guns

  1. historicalA gun triggered by a tripwire near a grave, intended to deter body snatchers.
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APA

cemetery gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cemetery%20gun

MLA

“cemetery gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cemetery%20gun. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cemetery gun,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cemetery%20gun.

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