Definition of Horse pistol

1. Noun. A large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen.

Exact synonyms: Horse-pistol
Generic synonyms: Handgun, Pistol, Shooting Iron, Side Arm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horse Pistol

horse gram
horse latitude
horse mackerel
horse mackerels
horse manure
horse mushroom
horse nettle
horse of a different color
horse of a different colour
horse of the wood
horse opera
horse operas
horse parsley
horse pistol (current term)
horse power
horse puckey
horse race
horse races
horse racing
horse radish
horse sense
horse thistle
horse tick
horse trade
horse trader
horse trading
horse trailer

Literary usage of Horse pistol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Simeon North, First Official Pistol Maker of the United States: A Memoir by Simon Newton Dexter North, Ralph H. North (1913)
"Brass mountings 60 horse pistol; model of 1810. Length 15 inches. ... Iron mountings 80 horse pistol; model of 1813, as modified in 1816. Length 15j inches. ..."

2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1894)
"Smuggler Bill from his holster drew A large horse-pistol, of which he had two, ... —He changed his plan, And fired at the man ; But his second horse-pistol ..."

3. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1905)
"The earth trembled at Toko-o-Tu, Where was seen the effect of the horse-pistol, Aimed by Te Au, and named Marama-atea. Pistols are termed hope by the ..."

4. History of Pittsburgh and Environs, from Prehistoric Days to the Beginning by George Thornton Fleming (1922)
"McDonald drew a large horse pistol, about nine inches long and presented it ... Mr. McDonald then presented a large horse pistol to my breast and struck me ..."

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