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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of tommy guns

  • noun
  • as in machine guns
  • verb
  • as in machine-guns
  • as in machine guns
  • as in machine-guns
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tommy guns 1 of 2

noun

plural of tommy gun
as in machine guns

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tommy-guns

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tommy-gun
as in machine-guns

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