Noun
a shotgun with short barrels
Source: WordNetAn unprovoked head butt is like bringing a sawed-off shotgun to a knife fight. Lee Child
A Greek Orthodox priest who was closing a church in Lyon, France, was shot Saturday by a lone assailant using a sawed-off shotgun, the France National Police said. Source: Internet
A sawed-off shotgun (or "sawn-off") refers to a shotgun whose barrel has been shortened, leaving it more maneuverable, easier to use at short range and more readily concealed. Source: Internet
Karim, p. 191. Evanzz, p. 295. citation As Malcolm X and his bodyguards tried to quell the disturbance, a man rushed forward and shot him once in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun Marable, Malcolm X, pp. 436–437. Source: Internet
A total of 43 guns were turned in on Saturday, including 33 handguns, 10 long guns — one being a sawed-off shotgun. Source: Internet
Three people were arrested, and a search of the vehicle allegedly turned up a partially disassembled sawed-off shotgun. Source: Internet