boomstick

noun — 2 senses

boomstick

noun

Etymology From boom (“a log; explosion sound”) + stick.

1

In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.

2

Slang A firearm; especially, a shotgun, and most especially, a sawed-off version.

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