PISTOL


Meaning of PISTOL in English

[pis.tol] n [MF pistole, fr. G, fr. MHG pischulle, fr. Czech pist'ala, lit., pipe, fife; akin to Czech pistet to squeak] (ca. 1570): a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel; broadly: handgun -- pistol vt

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