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Definition of: shotgun
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(shot′gun′) noun
A light, smoothbore gun, either single-or double-barreled, adapted for the discharge of shot at short range.
—adjective
1. Having a clear passageway straight through: a shotgun house.
2. Coerced with, or as with, a shotgun: a shotgun wedding.
a. Double–barrel hammerless shotgun.
b. Repeating shotgun.
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