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sawed-off

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sawed-off sawn-off

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sawed-off

▶adjective & noun North American term for sawn-off.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sawn-off (N. Amer. sawed-off)

▶adjective

1 (of a gun) having a shortened barrel for ease of handling and a wider field of fire.

2 informal (of a garment) having been cut short.
■ N. Amer. (of a person) short.

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