gunwork

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noun

The art or skill of firing a gun.

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Meanings

noungunwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe art or skill of firing a gun.

    They go to elementary schools — performing, showing how to apply make-up and demonstrating fast draws and other gunwork.

    1971, Scouting, volume 59, number 5, page 66
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    However it was, he must have seen it just in time and shot to kill — there could have been no time to indulge in any fancier gunwork.

    1982, Alistair Maclean, Athabasca, page 144

Origin

From gun + work.

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APA

gunwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunwork

MLA

“gunwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunwork. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gunwork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gunwork.

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