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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.
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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}.
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{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.
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