Word: trigger
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Then I saw the revolver snatched from him by a hand; I saw a face, distinct and clear as his own - a face whose every line is deeply imprinted on my memory; I saw that face light up with a smile of exultation, and that hand pressed on the trigger; I saw Stephen fall heavily - dead! But the revolver made no noise...
SNODKINS has two dogs, and calls them Hammer and Trigger, because when you touch one, the other one snaps...