bullpup /ˈbʊlpʌp/ noun3 •A firearm configuration in which the trigger is located forward of the magazine and breech, as opposed to a conventional configuration in which the trigger is located rear of the magazine and breech. •(old-fashioned) A bullpuppy, a bulldog puppy (of either sex).He sees thou art the best man for the swamp; that thy scent is keen with the bloodhound, thine eye like the hawk's, and thou art quick for fight as the colonel's bullpup. — 1835 •(US, no longer used) A handgun smaller than a bulldog."Gone for his two little bull-pups," said Stubbs. That was what the Parson called his silver-mounted derringers. — 1875 formsbullpups
