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Gunshot vs Gutshot - What's the difference?

gunshot | gutshot |

As nouns the difference between gunshot and gutshot

is that gunshot is the act of discharging a firearm while gutshot is a poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight. E.g. 3-4-6-7, only a five completes the straight.

gunshot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of discharging a firearm.
  • The sound made by a discharging firearm.
  • The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
  • * The Hind and the Panther , John Dryden
    • For those, who are come over to the royal party, are consequently supposed to be out of gunshot .

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    gutshot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poker slang) A poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight. E.g. 3-4-6-7, only a five completes the straight.

    • References

    *Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523