"police special" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: police specials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} police special (plural police specials)
  1. (US, firearms, historical) A pistol manufactured for police use. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: police positive

Inflected forms

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