Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Somewhat snub; short or flat.
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Examples
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The advice about a .38 wheelgun snubby is probably pretty sound, for most situations.
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Her tone was "snubby" in the extreme, but Eustace was utterly silent for a moment.
Queensland Cousins Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
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An airweight snubby in a pocket is not much of a comfort problem, a vestis.
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With the range of firearms commonly used, from long-barreled .22 rimfire to snubby .44 magnum a friend calls his the "flare gun", you get quite a range of outcomes in terms of unburned powder distribution.
Making Light: Beating airport chemical detection systems 2010
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An airweight snubby in a pocket is not much of a comfort problem, a vestis.
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Ruger SP101 2″ snubby, bobbed hammer, DAO, .357 load with .38 if desired.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Women’s (or Men’s) Concealed Carry Handgun Recommendations: 2009
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If you can shoot a snubby .38 with one hand easily, get it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Women’s (or Men’s) Concealed Carry Handgun Recommendations: 2009
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It's a shame someone working at that center didn't have a 38 snubby in his desk drawer.
"I don’t know why anyone would be so angry. We’re always helping people. It’s just a great place to be." Ann Althouse 2009
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My wife wanted something small and light, so we purchased one of those lightweight titanium snubby 38s with the bobbed hammers.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Women’s (or Men’s) Concealed Carry Handgun Recommendations: 2009
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Who is he whose hair is of the carroty hue? whose eyes, across a snubby bunch of a nose, are perpetually scowling at each other; who has a hump-back and a hideous mouth, surrounded with bristles, and crammed full of jutting yellow odious teeth.
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