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sawn-off
(redirected from sawed-offs)

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sawn-off or esp US sawed-off
Adjective
(of a shotgun) having the barrel cut short to make concealment of the weapon easier
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sawn-off - well below average height
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
2.sawn-off - cut short; "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"
short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
Translations
Spanish sawn-off [ˈsɔːnɔf], sawed-off (US) [ˈsɔːdɔf] adj sawn-off shotgun → escopeta de cañones recortados
French sawn-off [ˈsɔːnɔf] (US), sawed-off [ˈsɔːdɔf] adj sawn-off shotgun → carabine f à canon scié
German sawn-off [ˈsɔːnɔf] (US) sawed-off [ˈsɔːdɔf] saw adj sawn-off shotgun → Gewehr nt mit abgesägtem Lauf
Italian sawn-off [ˈsɔːnɔf] (US), sawed-off [ˈsɔːdɔf] adj sawn-off shotgun → fucile m a canne mozze

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