paladin gun

paladin gun
 n.— «But all three men are in jobs that have great potential for putting them in harm’s way. Charles loads artillery shells in what is known as a paladin gun.» —“Iredell’s brothers in arms” by Jim McNally Mooresville Tribune (Virginia) Apr. 28, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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