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limb hanger

limb hanger
 n.— «I didn’t even have to move the gun, just knocked it off safe and dropped him in his tracks. He scored 18 lbs, 10″ beard, and 1 1/2″ spurs. A real limb hanger!!!» —by Gary Caughman Tomturkey’s Web Page (Union County, South Carolina) , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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