three pound seven

noun

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

a .357 caliber handgun

Categories Numbers ⋅ Weapons

Collocates 44 ⋅ let off ⋅ 9 ⋅ round

Etymology perhaps from a 20th century slang sense of pound meaning $5

1998-08-11 Funkmaster Flex "Dmx Freestyle" feat. DMX [The Mix Tape, Vol. III]
I let off a couple of rounds from the big three pound seven
1998-11-03 Bravehearts "I Wanna Live" feat. Nature [Belly Soundtrack]
Three-pound-sevens'll hit ya, focus on the picture
1999-11-02 Sauce Money "Love & War" [Middle Finger U.]
Nickel-plated nines, three-pound-sevens and four-fours

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