"sleeve gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleeve guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeve gun (plural sleeve guns)
  1. A device wrapped around a person's forearm, used to conceal a small firearm under a long-sleeved coat, with a mechanism that allows it to be rapidly extended for use.
    Sense id: en-sleeve_gun-en-noun-SqmlTw5A
  2. (historical) An experimental device developed for the British Army during World War II, essentially a noise-suppressed Welrod pistol minus the pistol grip. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-sleeve_gun-en-noun-dgXeGsRJ Disambiguation of Firearms: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 16 84

Inflected forms

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