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

  • noun A gun trigger adjusted to respond to a very slight pressure.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In a firearm, a secondary trigger controlling a safety locking device which secures the chief trigger, by which the piece is fired.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

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