English Explanatory Dictionary

boomstick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
  2. A firearm; especially, a shotgun, and most especially, a sawed-off version.

Pronunciation

En-au-boomstick.ogg

Word forms

boomstick boomsticks

Etymology

From boom (“a log; explosion sound”) + stick.

Synonyms

broomstick broom firearm gat gun iron piece
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