[ noun ] a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel <noun.artifact>
Derringer \Der"rin*ger\, n. [From the American inventor.] A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
His office is cluttered with the guitars _ one belonged to rock star Rick Derringer and another to Eric Clapton _ and he collects antique carnival games.