In the U.S. the correct spelling is "sawed off." It refers to a shotgun whose barrel has been "cut down" with a saw to shorten the barrel and the effective range. In Britain a sod off shotgun is a shotgun used to tell a bloke to "Sod off!" Different type of gun entirely.
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jaforker commented on the word vandemonianism
So, then is one a "vandemonian"? Must be.
March 21, 2012
jaforker commented on the word sod off shotgun
In the U.S. the correct spelling is "sawed off." It refers to a shotgun whose barrel has been "cut down" with a saw to shorten the barrel and the effective range. In Britain a sod off shotgun is a shotgun used to tell a bloke to "Sod off!" Different type of gun entirely.
November 17, 2011