punt gun

noun

A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.

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Meanings

nounpunt gun (plural punt guns)

plural punt guns

  1. historicalA very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.

Origin

Named after punt (“shallow boat”) on which the shotgun was typically fixed.

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Translations

Finnish venepyssy, ruuhipyssy
  • venepyssylarge shotgun
  • ruuhipyssylarge shotgun
French canardière
  • canardièrelarge shotgun
German Entenkanone
  • Entenkanonelarge shotgun
Italian smeriglio
  • smerigliolarge shotgun
Russian у́точница
  • у́точница (útočnica)large shotgun
Spanish escopeta de barco
  • escopeta de barcolarge shotgun
Ukrainian утя́тниця, гуся́тниця
  • утя́тниця (utjátnycja)large shotgun
  • гуся́тниця (husjátnycja)large shotgun
Cite this entry
APA

punt gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punt%20gun

MLA

“punt gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punt%20gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punt gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punt%20gun.

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