Category:Pistol

Pis"tol, n. Etym: [f. pistole, pistolet, it. pistola; prob. from a Form pistola, for pistoja, a town in italy where pistols were first Made. Cf. Pistole.]

Defn: 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. Pistol carbine, a firearm with a removable but- Piece, and thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a Carbine. -- pistol pipe (metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a furnace is Heated, resembling a pistol in form. -- pistol shot. (a) the discharge of a pistol. (b) the distance to Which a pistol can propel a ball.

Pistol Pis"tol, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pistoled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pistoling.] Etym: [cf. F. pistoler.]

Defn: to shoot with a pistol. "to pistol a poacher." Sydney smith.