"slugthrower" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: slugthrowers [plural]
Etymology: slug + thrower Etymology templates: {{compound|en|slug|thrower}} slug + thrower Head templates: {{en-noun}} slugthrower (plural slugthrowers)
  1. (science fiction) A firearm that fires bullets. Categories (topical): Firearms, Science fiction Hypernyms: gun

Inflected forms

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