bantam vs sawed-off

bantam

adj
  • Small or miniature. 

  • Spirited or aggressive. 

noun
  • A competitor in an age division between peewee and midget. 

  • Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed. 

sawed-off

adj
  • Short (as though something that should be there isn't). 

  • Shortened by sawing. 

noun
  • A shotgun with a barrel and sometimes buttstock which have been shortened by sawing them off; a sawed-off shotgun. 

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