burner

burner
 n.— «The inmates talked about their crimes in a generally easy manner, some with a lingo that focused on “beefs,” or disputes, and then getting “a burner,” or gun, to settle the score.» —“A Crazed Fascination With Guns” by Sue Anne Pressley, Keith Harriston Washington Post Feb. 2, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Blessing Box (episode #1613)

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