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dyfe'k nm (np ~qe) [Old] gun (one that is a personal weapon)
ėsh· i dyfekut "be of the gun" 1 to know how to handle a gun 2 to be a real fighter
dyfek i palosur [Impol] "folded shotgun" person unable to work because of a physical or mental handicap
ėsh· dyfek i plasur to be too old to work; be broken down, be unsafe
dyfek i shtogtė 1 [Impol] "wooden gun" 2 person unable to carry things through 3 inept person

dyfek|ēi' nm (Old) 1 gunsmith 2 sharpshooter 3 (Ethnog) armed member of the bridegroom's party who comes to fetch the bride

dyfek|mba'jt|ės nm (Hist) rifleman