noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
take
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She put them in her pocket, unlocked the cabinet and took the revolver down.
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I took my revolver out of my pocket, and checked that it was ready to fire.
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She took Joyce's revolver and buried it nearby.
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She took the revolver , the bullets and her coat to wrap them in, and began to walk towards the woods.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
snub-nosed pistol/revolver etc
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The snub-nosed revolver looked like a toy in Ray Shepherd's hand.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But even as I heard it, I knew it was not a revolver .
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He drew out the heavy Colt revolver .
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His death came about five hours after a 13-hour standoff ended when Smith shot himself in the temple with a revolver .
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I hadn't to use the revolver .
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In which pocket is your revolver concealed.
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The revolver nearly fell from my hands, and my whole body froze with fear.
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The revolver was snug on his hip.
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They argue it is often preferable to the alternatives: batons and revolvers.