Derringer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Derringer \Der"rin*ger\, n. [From the American inventor.]
     A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large
     caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  derringer
       n : a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel