Webster's English Dictionary

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shotgun

1. shot.gun \'sha:t-.g*n\ n : an often double-barreled smoothbore shoulder 
   weapon for firing shot at s hort ranges
2. shotgun aj 1: of, relating to, or using a shotgun  2: involving coercion 
    3: covering a wide field with hit-or-miss effectiveness {~ remedie s}