thumper
n.— «During his unsuccessful bid for the Illinois House this spring, Aaron Patterson brokered a heroin deal and talked of his need to acquire “thumpers,” street slang for guns, federal prosecutors alleged Friday.» —“Patterson virulently answers charges” by Matt O’Connor, David Heinzmann Chicago Tribune Aug. 7, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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