"snake gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-snake gun.ogg [Australia] Forms: snake guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snake gun (plural snake guns)
  1. (Australia, informal) A small-bore shotgun, or rifle firing rat shot, used to defend against snakes. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-snake_gun-en-noun-Ut~4fRXV Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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