Meaning of hand cannon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.
2. A very large handgun, often impractically so.
   US, slang

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Examples

“1994, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction Vincent: "Did you forget⟳ that somebody was in there with a goddamn hand cannon?"”

“Hand Cannon - TV Tropes. Retrieved on 17 June 2022. Magnum-caliber handguns or pistols that use⟳ rifle cartridges comprise most of the Hand Cannon trope, due to their superior ballistics.”

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