"boomstick" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-boomstick.ogg Forms: boomsticks [plural]
Etymology: From boom (“a log; explosion sound”) + stick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|boom|stick|t1=a log; explosion sound}} boom (“a log; explosion sound”) + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} boomstick (plural boomsticks)
  1. In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom. Translations (log chained together): litka (Finnish), puomilitka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-boomstick-en-noun-en:large_log_in_boom__in_logging Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'log chained together': 85 15
  2. (slang) A firearm; especially, a shotgun, and most especially, a sawed-off version. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: broomstick, broom, firearm
    Sense id: en-boomstick-en-noun-en:firearm Disambiguation of Firearms: 42 58

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