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Definition of Pistols
1. pistol [v] - See also: pistol
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pistols
Literary usage of Pistols
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"No, 1 did not know where they were. se any pistols out of it ?—Webbe. ...
What kind of pistols were they the prisoner nl brass barrels. ..."
2. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"Single-barrelled carbines, of same construction. Several pairs of pistols, in
cases, with barrels of cast- steel. gun highly chased. ..."
3. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"my pistols from my pocket, cocked them, and held one in either hand, my eye still
fixed upon his. We stood opposite to each other, the small table only ..."
4. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1822)
"Did not see any pikes or pistols on either occasion. Could hear distinctly all
that was said ; nothing was said about overthrowing the government, ..."
5. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"Terry knew of a pair of dueling pistols, supposed to be of French make, which
belonged to Joseph R. Beard. They had been used in duels before and were or ..."
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