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hair trigger
noun
: a trigger on a gun that needs very little pressure to cause the gun to shoot
Full Definition of HAIR TRIGGER
: a gun trigger so adjusted as to permit the firearm to be fired by a very slight pressure
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First Known Use of HAIR TRIGGER
1802
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