Definition of pistol

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Pistol (v. t.) To shoot with a pistol.

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Pistolet :: Pistolet (n.) A small pistol.
Pistoled :: Pistoled (imp. & p. p.) of Pisto.
Epistolar :: Epistolar (a.) Epistolary.
Epistolic :: Epistolic (a.) Alt. of Epistolica.
Armory :: Armory (n.) A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords..
Report :: Report (v. t.) Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon..
Epistolographic :: Epistolographic (a.) Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary.
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming..
Epistolography :: Epistolography (n.) The art or practice of writing epistles.
Epistolary :: Epistolary (a.) Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style..
Pistole :: Pistole (n.) The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40..
Epistolical :: Epistolical (a.) Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of letters; epistolary.
Pistol :: Pistol (n.) The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver..
Writ :: Writ (n.) An instrument in writing, under seal, in an epistolary form, issued from the proper authority, commanding the performance or nonperformance of some act by the person to whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry, of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of return, of summons, and the like..
Bullet :: Bullet (n.) A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or other small firearm..
Pistolade :: Pistolade (n.) A pistol shot.
Revolver :: Revolver (n.) One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm ( commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in succession by the same lock; a repeater..
Firearm :: Firearm (n.) A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder..
Holster :: Holster (n.) A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow of his saddle..
Flintlock :: Flintlock (n.) A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming..
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