gun|sling|ing

gun|sling|ing
gun|sling|ing «GUHN SLIHNG ihng», adjective, noun. Informal.
–adj.
wearing a gun: »

... the gunslinging marshal of the frontier town (Time).

–n.
a shooting or fighting with guns: »

gang-style gunslinging.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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