elephant gun

a gun of very large caliber, as .410 or greater, used in killing elephants or other big game.

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A moment later she tore free, but Jack's elephant-gun crashed out and she lay still.

The Rogue Elephant |Elliott Whitney
So he even brought along an elephant-gun, which his cousin had used in India.

The Prairie Wife |Arthur Stringer
He would meet with fierce tribes, but his elephant-gun, as he knew from experience, was a match for many assegais.

The African Colony |John Buchan
It appeared to be a long musket, or elephant-gun, such as the “roers” in use among South African hunters.

The War Trail |Mayne Reid

I told him I had been down-town fetching an elephant-gun which I had left to be mended.

The Girl on the Boat |Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

elephant gun

a gun used in the hunting of elephants

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