English Explanatory Dictionary

punt gun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.

Word forms

punt gun punt guns

Etymology

Named after punt (“shallow boat”) on which the shotgun was typically fixed.

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