"potgun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: potguns [plural]
Etymology: pot + gun Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pot|gun}} pot + gun Head templates: {{en-noun}} potgun (plural potguns)
  1. (obsolete) A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Artillery, Weapons
    Sense id: en-potgun-en-noun-kbLOgHI5 Disambiguation of Artillery: 60 40 Disambiguation of Weapons: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9
  2. (obsolete) A pop gun. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-potgun-en-noun-w0~VniA~

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for potgun meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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