"quaker gun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: quaker guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quaker gun (plural quaker guns)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Quaker gun Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Quaker gun
    Sense id: en-quaker_gun-en-noun-ddIU97Td Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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