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pistol |
6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms) A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads ready for another shot. Called also {Browning, & Colt-Browning}, {pistol}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pistol \Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja a town in Italy where pistols were first made Cf {Pistole}.] 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pistoled}; p. pr & vb n. {Pistoling}.] [Cf. F. pistoler.] To shoot with a pistol. ``To pistol a poacher.'' --Sydney Smith. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pistol n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: {handgun}, {side arm}, {shooting iron}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: pistol n. [IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot yourself in the foot. "Unix `rm *' makes such a nice pistol!" From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: pistol [IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot yourself in the foot. "Unix "rm *" makes such a nice pistol!" [{Jargon File}]
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