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shooting iron

shoot i·ron
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shoot ahy-ern]
    • /ʃut ˈaɪ ərn/
    • /ˈʃuːtɪŋ ˈaɪən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot ahy-ern]
    • /ʃut ˈaɪ ərn/

Definitions of shooting iron words

  • noun shooting iron a firearm, especially a pistol or revolver. 1
  • noun shooting iron a firearm, esp a pistol 0
  • noun shooting iron any firearm 0
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Origin of shooting iron

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Shooting iron

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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shooting iron popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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