peashooter

[ pee-shoo-ter ]
/ ˈpiˌʃu tər /

noun

a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
Also called beanshooter.

Origin of peashooter

First recorded in 1860–65; pea1 + shooter

Example sentences from the Web for peashooter

  • Like as not it would have hurt him as much as a peashooter might.

  • He didn't use his peashooter going home, and spoke very little.

    Ravenshoe |Henry Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for peashooter

peashooter
/ (ˈpiːˌʃuːtə) /

noun

a tube through which pellets such as dried peas are blown, used as a toy weapon