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Definition of Horse pistol
1. Noun. A large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horse Pistol
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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