·vt To shoot with a pistol.
II. Pistol ·noun 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.
An old word for a swaggering rogue; hence Shakspeare's character in Henry V. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A term for the point of courage for which a man was elected captain by pirates. ...