boomstick

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From boom (“a log; explosion sound”) +‎ stick.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

boomstick (plural boomsticks)

  1. In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
  2. (slang) Any shotgun, especially a sawed-off version.

Translations[edit]

shotgun — see shotgun
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