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Word: hammerless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...found himself astonished. Then, for the first time, he had an urge, as strong as a clenching fist, to kill them. His coat had a special change pocket cut laterally into the button flap. It was small, but large enough for a tiny, hammerless handgun he owned and sometimes, to his wife's horror, threatened to license and carry. In an instant, he moved his hand and, in a theatrical reflex, leveled a pointing finger at the retreating shapes. With the gun in hand, he knew, knew, he would have fired. Aiming for the legs. But he certainly could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Be Kind to Your Mugger | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

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