Tommy gun in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tommy gun",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Proper noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tommy guns",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "John T. Thompson invented the Tommy gun in 1919. It was popular because it was small yet powerful."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Tommy gun (short for Thompson submachine gun) is a weapon often used by the Mafia."
      ],
      "id": "simple-Tommy_gun-en-name-QTJdwgA5"
    }
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  "word": "Tommy gun"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tommy gun",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Proper noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tommy guns",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "Tommy gun",
        "2": "Tommy guns"
      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "John T. Thompson invented the Tommy gun in 1919. It was popular because it was small yet powerful."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Tommy gun (short for Thompson submachine gun) is a weapon often used by the Mafia."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tommy gun"
}

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"Tommy gun" meaning in English

Proper name