The Open Dictionary

snub-nosed

adjective

UK/ˌsnʌbˈnəʊzd/
US/ˌsnʌbˈnoʊzd/

Definitions of snub-nosed adjective

  1. Describing a nose that is short and turns upwards at the end.

  2. Describing a gun with a very short barrel.

    • a snub-nosed revolver

    • The officer carried a snub-nosed handgun as a backup weapon.

    • The particular snub-nosed design made the gun easier to conceal.