beanshooter

[ been-shoo-ter ]
/ ˈbinˌʃu tər /

noun

peashooter.

Origin of beanshooter

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; bean + shooter

Words nearby beanshooter

beanery, beanfeast, beanie, beano, beanpole, beanshooter, beanstalk, bear, bear a grudge, bear animalcule, bear claw

Example sentences from the Web for bean-shooter

  • The boy who snickered this time had cause to regret it, for Mr. Crow arrested him half an hour later for carrying a bean-shooter.

    The Daughter of Anderson Crow |George Barr McCutcheon