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Pronunciation : Pis"tol
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made. Cf. Pistole.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pis"tol
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. pistoler.]
Definition : Defn: To shoot with a pistol. "To pistol a poacher." Sydney Smith.

t. [imp. & p. p. Pistoled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pistoling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913