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"english": "buttstock",
"sense": "gun",
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"word": "bösskolv"
},
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"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "gun shot",
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"translation": "gun shot",
"word": "bösskott"
},
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"english": "double-barreled gun",
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"word": "dubbelbössa"
},
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"english": "single-barreled gun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "single-barreled gun",
"word": "enkelbössa"
},
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"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "flintlock-gun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "flintlock-gun",
"word": "flintbössa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "fowling-gun",
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"translation": "fowling-gun",
"word": "fågelbössa"
},
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"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "shotgun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "shotgun",
"word": "hagelbössa"
},
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"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "handcannon, heavy firearm",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "handcannon, heavy firearm",
"word": "hakebössa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "handgun, firearm",
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"translation": "handgun, firearm",
"word": "handbössa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "popgun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "popgun",
"word": "korkbössa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "rifle",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "rifle",
"word": "kulbössa"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "firearm with locking mechanism; lock-gun",
"sense": "gun",
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],
"translation": "firearm with locking mechanism; lock-gun",
"word": "låsbössa"
},
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"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "crossbow; arrow gun",
"sense": "gun",
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"translation": "crossbow; arrow gun",
"word": "pilbössa"
},
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"_dis1": "50 50 0",
"english": "speargun",
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"word": "spjutbössa"
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"english": "peashooter",
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"form": "bössa",
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"english": "poor box, mite box",
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"word": "fattigbössa"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 100",
"english": "charity box, collecting box",
"sense": "box",
"translation": "charity box, collecting box",
"word": "insamlingsbössa"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 100",
"english": "money box, piggy bank",
"sense": "box",
"translation": "money box, piggy bank",
"word": "sparbössa"
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"coins",
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"ipa": "/²bœsːa/"
}
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"word": "bössa"
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"english": "buttstock",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "buttstock",
"word": "bösskolv"
},
{
"english": "gun shot",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "gun shot",
"word": "bösskott"
},
{
"english": "double-barreled gun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "double-barreled gun",
"word": "dubbelbössa"
},
{
"english": "single-barreled gun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "single-barreled gun",
"word": "enkelbössa"
},
{
"english": "flintlock-gun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "flintlock-gun",
"word": "flintbössa"
},
{
"english": "fowling-gun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "fowling-gun",
"word": "fågelbössa"
},
{
"english": "shotgun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "shotgun",
"word": "hagelbössa"
},
{
"english": "handcannon, heavy firearm",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "handcannon, heavy firearm",
"word": "hakebössa"
},
{
"english": "handgun, firearm",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "handgun, firearm",
"word": "handbössa"
},
{
"english": "popgun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "popgun",
"word": "korkbössa"
},
{
"english": "rifle",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "rifle",
"word": "kulbössa"
},
{
"english": "firearm with locking mechanism; lock-gun",
"sense": "gun",
"tags": [
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],
"translation": "firearm with locking mechanism; lock-gun",
"word": "låsbössa"
},
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"english": "crossbow; arrow gun",
"sense": "gun",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"translation": "crossbow; arrow gun",
"word": "pilbössa"
},
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"english": "speargun",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "speargun",
"word": "spjutbössa"
},
{
"english": "peashooter",
"sense": "gun",
"translation": "peashooter",
"word": "ärtbössa"
},
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"english": "poor box, mite box",
"sense": "box",
"translation": "poor box, mite box",
"word": "fattigbössa"
},
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"english": "charity box, collecting box",
"sense": "box",
"translation": "charity box, collecting box",
"word": "insamlingsbössa"
},
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"english": "money box, piggy bank",
"sense": "box",
"translation": "money box, piggy bank",
"word": "sparbössa"
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