'Derringer' definitions:
Definition of 'derringer'
From: WordNet
noun
A pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
Definition of 'Derringer'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]