shottie
n.— «Known to other gang members as “Tiny Alien,” he was also on police bail when he died facing a string of charges including robbery, theft and violence. One picture shows him crouching down in a hallway and brandishing a shotgun—referred to on the website as a “shottie rebore,” an imitation adapted to fire.» —“Gun tragic Alex’s secret life as mobster” by Lucy Panton News of the World (United Kingdom) June 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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