Derringer - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Derringer :  (noun)

1: a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel

Based on WordNet 2.0

Derringer : \Der"rin*ger\, n. [Based on the American inventor.] A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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