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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Gun
GUN, n. An instrument consisting of a barrel or tube of iron or other metal fixed in a stock, from which balls, shot or other deadly weapons are discharged by the explosion of gunpowder. The larger species of guns are called cannon; and the smaller species are called muskets, carbines, fowling pieces, c. But one species of fire-arms, the pistol, is never called a gun.
GUN, v.i. To shoot.
GUN’-BARREL, n. The barrel or tube of a gun.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Gun," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed September 17, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H16SNGQS1MA4GIN.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Gun." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 17 Sep. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H16SNGQS1MA4GIN.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Gun' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 17 September 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H16SNGQS1MA4GIN.
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