What is "shootin'"

Usage examples of "shootin'".

We drifted together, there for a while, and got ourselves in a shootin' match down Laredo way.

The bear wouldn't wait for him to fetch his shootin' iron, so they just had at it, an' Regal fetched him.

You better keep your shootin' hand ready, because we'll almost surely run into Felix Horst and some of his outfit.

I'd no idea who was out there, or how many, but when they'd started shootin' at me they opened the ball, and I was going to call a few tunes my own self.

Somebody came in and said he'd heard shootin', but the old bucks wouldn't believe him.

Many a girl back yonder bloused her waist to carry a pistol, and we Sackett boys had been toting shootin' irons since we were as tall as pa's belt.

Those who lived 'round about used to say that Sacketts and shootin' went together like hog meat an' hominy.

His heels were run down, but the way he wore his gun sized him up to be a slick one with a shootin' iron, or one who fancied himself so.

Sure as shootin', the Fetchens would have somebody around to let them know of us coming.

I'll be back down in about half an hour or so — before shootin' time anyway.

I'll just ride on up to the top with the Kid here, and we'll come on down end of shootin' time.

I got about half a hunch that all you fellers shootin' at 'im the other day spooked 'im clear outa the territory.

I had my mind made up what to do, but I got to shootin' off my gab instead of my gun.

This heah secret bizness an' shootin' at us from ambush looked aboot Jorth's size to me.

Then he wabbled--an' Jorth run in a dozen steps, shootin' fast, till your dad fell over.