n.
Pronunciation: ' pis-t ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech pí š t'ala, literally, pipe, fife; akin to Czech pi š t ě t to squeak
Date: circa 1570
1 : a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel broadly : HANDGUN
2 : a notably sharp, spirited, or energetic person
– pistol transitive verb