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Originally Posted by desal75
Isn't it also technically incorrect to call most firearms a "gun" too though. Its just everyday parlance that some people use. Akin to calling what is in your car a "motor" when it is actually an engine.
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If you want to play the defintion game, then ok, I'll play. These are from Dictionary.com:
gun
n.
1. A weapon consisting of a metal tube from which a projectile is fired at high velocity into a relatively flat trajectory.
2. A cannon with a long barrel and a relatively low angle of fire.
3. A portable firearm, such as a rifle or revolver.
4. A device resembling a firearm or cannon, as in its ability to project something, such as grease, under pressure or at great speed.
5. A discharge of a firearm or cannon as a signal or salute.
6. One, such as a hunter, who carries or uses a gun.
7.
1. A person skilled in the use of a gun.
2. A professional killer: a hired gun.
8. The throttle of an engine, as of an automobile.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gun
clip2
n.
1. Any of various devices for gripping or holding things together; a clasp or fastener.
2. A piece of jewelry that fastens with a clasp or clip; a brooch.
3. A cartridge clip.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=clip
So, it looks like you are wrong. Thanks for playing.