Meanings
nounsix-gun (plural six-guns)
plural six-guns
- datedSynonym of six-shooter.
Robbin' people with a six-gun / I fought the law and the law won
1958, “I Fought the Law”, Sonny Curtis (music)Synonyms: six-shooter
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nounSynonym of six-shooter.
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nouna pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
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six-gun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-gun
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“six-gun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-gun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “six-gun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six-gun.
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