subs. (Western American).—A revolver.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS. Barker; barking iron; black-eyed Susan; blazer; bulldog; Colt; the democratiser (American: as making all men equal); unconverted friend; pop, or pop-gun; persuader; shooting-iron; shot-gun; six-shooter; stick; towel; two-pipe scatter-gun.
FRENCH SYNONYMS. Un bayafe (thieves’); un blavin (also = pocket handkerchief); les burettes (= phials); un crucifix or crucifix à ressorts (thieves’); un mandolet (thieves’); un mouchoir de poche (cf. blavin).
