pistol : Idioms & Phrases

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automatic pistol

  • noun a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
    automatic.
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horse pistol

  • noun a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
    horse pistol.
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horse-pistol

  • noun a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
    horse pistol.
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machine pistol

  • noun a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun
    burp gun.
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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.
Webster 1913

pistol grip

  • noun a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol
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Pistol pipe

  • (Metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form.
Webster 1913

Pistol shot

  • . (a) The discharge of a pistol . (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball.
Webster 1913

pistol shrimp

  • noun small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae
    snapping shrimp.
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pistol-whip

  • verb beat with a pistol
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Pocket pistol

  • a pistol to be carried in the pocket.
Webster 1913

semiautomatic pistol

  • noun a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
    semiautomatic.
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twenty-two pistol

  • noun a .22-caliber pistol
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verey pistol

  • noun a pistol for firing Very-light flares
    Verey pistol.
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very pistol

  • noun a pistol for firing Very-light flares
    Verey pistol.
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water pistol

  • noun plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water
    squirt gun; squirter; water gun.
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