Derringer

['derɪn(d)ʒə] or ['dɛrɪndʒɚ]

(noun.) a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel.

Typed by Laverne--From WordNet

(n.) A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.

Edited by Hamilton

n. a short-rifled pistol with one barrel—from the inventor an American.

Checked by Chiquita

Edited by Harold