punt gun

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Etymology

Named after punt (shallow boat) on which the shotgun was typically fixed.

Noun

punt gun (plural punt guns)

  1. (chiefly historical) A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.

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