Definitions
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- noun In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
- noun slang a shotgun, especially a sawn-off version.
Etymologies
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Examples
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We've got Drew Wallis on the crash cymbals; we've got Brian Wolf on the keyboards-mostly the black keys-and the boomstick, which is an invention of a friend; Wally Phillips on trombone; Andrew McDougal on MicroKorg, making some weird sounds; James Pittman on banjo and good looks; Reed Faitak on bass guitar; me, Neil Lord, on guitar, glockenspiel and saxophone; and Martin Bemberg here, who is the Memphis Pencil, songwriter extraordinaire.
Prefix 2008
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He of "boomstick" duties with the Bluebells then Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.
Word Magazine - Comments spt 2009
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A big whitetail with a few seasons under his belt knows those smelly, loud boomstick things aren't around at night, so he's free to whip smaller bucks and breed with impunity.
Survival of the Weakest? Dave Hurteau 2009
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Accessories include a shotgun (boomstick to all you primative screwheads), alternate “stretch” head, and “grave” display base.
Cult Classics Series 5 Medieval Ash Action Figure | BuyZombie.com 2007
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S-Mart Ash comes equipped with S-Mart smock, holster harness and boomstick, and S-Mart blue light special rolling assault cart.
Army of Darkness – Ash S-Mart 7″ Figure | BuyZombie.com 2007
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Ang iyong kakayahan na ituro ang iyong boomstick sa broadside ng aking bahay at ang mga pull-trigger ay nagpapakita na alam mo kung paano point at alam mo kung ano ang bahay ay.
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This had better find its way down under, or I'll be getting out my boomstick.
Archive 2006-07-01 Greg Tannahill 2006
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It's very boomstick, I think. except the zoom needs to be faster, but this is as fast as I could get on Imageready.
20th April '06 boomstick 2006
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This had better find its way down under, or I'll be getting out my boomstick.
I'm So There Greg Tannahill 2006
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At one point in the film, he brandishes his shotgun and warns them it is his “boomstick.”
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