What is a light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game called?
shotgun — A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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