[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

trigger \trig"ger\, n. for older tricker, from d. trekker, fr.
   trekken to draw, pull. see trick, n.
   1. a catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
      1913 webster

   2. mech. a piece, as a lever, which is connected with a
      catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
      firearms, the part of a lock which is moved by the
      finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
      1913 webster

   trigger fish zool., a large plectognath fish balistes
      carolinensis or balistes capriscus common on the
      southern coast of the united states, and valued as a food
      fish in some localities. its rough skin is used for
      scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. called
      also leather jacket, and turbot.
      1913 webster
see also:
trick trigger fish balistes carolinensis balistes capriscus leather jacket turbot 

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