Definition of a hand cannon

hand cannon

noun

• a powerful handgun.

  Last edited on May 08 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 08 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'cannon':
birth cannon	Definitions include: vagina.
cannon fodder	Definitions include: expendable military personnel.
loose cannon	Definitions include: an unpredictable person.
Other terms relating to 'hand':
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
bite the hand that feeds	Definitions include: to do something bad to someone that takes care of one.
get (one's) *ss handed to	Definitions include: to be severely defeated.
get (one's) hands on	Definitions include: to have in one's possession.
get (one's) hand stuck in the cookie jar	Definitions include: get caught doing something one shouldn't
give a hand	Definitions include: to applaud.
give the hands	Definitions include: to fist fight someone.
hand egg	Definitions include: American football.
hand-in-glove	Definitions include: closely, as in a close friendship or a close working relationship.
hand it to (one)	Definitions include: to give a person credit for an achievement.
hand job	Definitions include: See handjob.
hand-me-down	Definitions include: items - usually clothing - worn by an older relative (especially sibling) and then "handed down"
hand over fist	Definitions include: in great amounts.
hands down	Definitions include: used when comparing things and something is the clear-cut winner.
handsy	Definitions include: prone to inappropriate touching with one's hands.
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