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Cap gun — A cap gun or cap pistol is a toy gun that creates a loud sound akin to a gunshot and a puff of smoke when the trigger is pulled. Cap guns were originally made of cast iron, but after World War II were made of zinc alloy, and most newer models are … Wikipedia
cap gun — noun Etymology: cap (I) (explosive) : cap pistol * * * cap gun, a toy gun that shoots caps … Useful english dictionary
cap gun. — See cap pistol. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
cap gun. — See cap pistol. [1930 35, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
cap — I UK [kæp] / US noun [countable] Word forms cap : singular cap plural caps ** 1) a soft hat with a stiff part called a peak that comes out over your eyes a baseball cap an elderly man in a peaked cap a) a soft hat that people wear as part of a… … English dictionary
cap pistol — noun Etymology: cap (I) (explosive) : a toy pistol that fires caps * * * a toy gun using caps to imitate the sound of a real pistol. Also called cap gun. [1915 20, Amer.] * * * cap pistol noun A toy gun using a percussion cap • • • … Useful english dictionary
cap pistol — a toy gun using caps to imitate the sound of a real pistol. Also called cap gun. [1915 20, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Gun hybrids — According to the book Weaponry An Illustrated History by Chuck Wills, in the late 16th century until the advances in the repeating firearms in the mid 19th century, blades or clubs were often fitted onto guns, because only one shot could be fired … Wikipedia
Gun violence in the United States — is associated with the majority of homicides and over half the suicides.cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm |title=Self inflicted Injury/Suicide |publisher=National Center for Health Statistics |accessdate=2006 11 06] cite… … Wikipedia
Cap — Cap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capping}.] 1. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
