boomstick

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

boomstick (plural boomsticks)

2. In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
4. (slang) A firearm; especially, a shotgun, and most especially, a sawed-off version.

   Synonyms: broomstick, broom; see also Thesaurus:firearm

Translations

log chained together

• Finnish: litka (fi), puomilitka

shotgun — see shotgun