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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 July 1, 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. 1 Jul. 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 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H16SNGQS1MA4GIN.
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