Phrase guide

punt gun

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

Named after punt (“shallow boat”) on which the shotgun was typically fixed.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: venepyssy — large shotgun
  • Finnish: ruuhipyssy — large shotgun
  • French: canardière — large shotgun
  • German: Entenkanone — large shotgun
  • Italian: smeriglio — large shotgun
  • Manx: punt-ghunn — large shotgun
  • Russian: у́точница (útočnica) — large shotgun
  • Spanish: escopeta de barco — large shotgun
  • Ukrainian: утя́тниця (utjátnycja) — large shotgun
  • Ukrainian: гуся́тниця (husjátnycja) — large shotgun