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)
Further reading
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