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☆ der·rin·ger (der′in jər)

noun

a small, short-barreled pistol

Etymology: after Henry Deringer 1786-1868, U.S. gunsmith

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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