n. & v.
n. 1 a small hand-held firearm. 2 anything of a similar shape.
v.tr. (pistolled, pistolling; US pistoled, pistoling) shoot with a pistol. hold a pistol to a person's head coerce a person by threats. pistol-grip a handle shaped like a pistol-butt. pistol-shot 1 the range of a pistol. 2 a shot fired from a pistol. pistol-whip (-whipped, -whipping) beat with a pistol.
[ obs. F f. G Pistole f. Czech pist' al ]