10-gauge

[ ten-geyj ]

/ Ë?tÉ›nËŒgeÉªdÊ’ /

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noun

Also called 10-gauge shotgun. a shotgun using a shell of approximately 0.775 inch (1.97 centimeters) in diameter.

the shell itself.

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