📚 noun • entry_id 40970
hair-trigger
/ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪ.ɡɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
gatillo de pleo
A trigger that will set off a firearm when even a very small pressure is applied.
Is your laugh hung on a hair-trigger?—that is, is it critical, or can you get it off easy?
[…]the hunter brings the sight of his rifle to bear; lightly and delicately his finger presses upon the hair-trigger.
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