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- noun dated, 1800s a common misspelling of the
Deringer pistol.
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Examples
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DA-DETECTIVE RELATIONSHIP CLOUDS DERRINGER CASE The deputy district attorney prosecuting Frank Derringer is involved in a romantic relationship with a lead detective in the investigation of the murder of Jamie Zimmerman and the rape of which Derringer is accused, the Oregonian has learned.
Missing Justice Burke, Alafair 2004
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Derringer is a knowledgeable guy and one who is not afraid to call someone’s bluff or expose him/her a flake or a fake if he discovers him or her to be such.
Gene Odom in Toronto, Canada. May 2008 » Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie 2008
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After cramming/forcing 1000 rounds through it, I considered it a "Derringer" It would fire the round in the chamber, but couldn't be depended on for anything else.
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When asked how long he had enjoyed that inestimable right of a freeman, the boy gave it up, pocketed his "Derringer," and walked off.
Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Richard Taylor
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When asked how long he had enjoyed that inestimable right of a freeman, the boy gave it up, pocketed his "Derringer," and walked off.
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Dismissing his servants to bed, he went into his dressing-room, completely changed his attire, put on a pair of long riding-boots, and throwing a serape over his shoulders, paused a moment, took a pair of small "Derringer" pistols from a box, put them in his pockets, and then slipped cautiously down the staircase.
Clarence Bret Harte 1869
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And by now, after playing a few dozen gigs at CBGB and Max's Kansas City and The Coventry Club using my Les Paul, it was fairly well known in collector's circles that I owned the 1958 tobacco-sunburst that I'd bought off of Derringer in May of 1972. â¨â¨
Binky Philips: Jeff Beck Tries to Buy My Les Paul Binky Philips 2010
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MR: Just because he's one of my favorite artists, and you've worked with him, what is it like working with Rick Derringer in the studio?
Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: Just because he's one of my favorite artists, and you've worked with him, what is it like working with Rick Derringer in the studio?
Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011
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And by now, after playing a few dozen gigs at CBGB and Max's Kansas City and The Coventry Club using my Les Paul, it was fairly well known in collector's circles that I owned the 1958 tobacco-sunburst that I'd bought off of Derringer in May of 1972.
Binky Philips: Jeff Beck Tries to Buy My Les Paul Binky Philips 2010
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