"elder-gun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: elder-guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} elder-gun (plural elder-guns)
  1. A popgun made of a hollowed shoot of elder, i.e. a harmless weapon. Synonyms: elderne gun (english: used by Sir Thomas Overbury), a Warwickshire-bred man, eller-gun (english: found in the Cheshire dialect)
    Sense id: en-elder-gun-en-noun-JsqheZkW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "… tis a great displeasure\nThat an elder gun, can do against a cannon,"
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