Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Thompson submachine gun.

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  • noun a Thompson submachine gun

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  • noun a .45-caliber submachine gun

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Examples

  • American gangsters had come up with the Tommy gun, the Thompson sub-machine gun.

    Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009

  • American gangsters had come up with the Tommy gun, the Thompson sub-machine gun.

    Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009

  • American gangsters had come up with the Tommy gun, the Thompson sub-machine gun.

    Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009

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