throw-down piece
n.— «He also said Reinhold showed some city employees a handgun he called a “throw-down piece,” a weapon he would plant at the scene if an officer shot an unarmed suspect.» —“Controversy dogs Ruston police chief” by Stefano Esposito News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) July 5, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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