pistole
pistole definition
pis·tole (pis tōl′)
noun
- a former Spanish gold coin
- any of various similar obsolete gold coins of Europe
Etymology: Fr, earlier pistolet, dim. of pistole (see pistol): so named in Fr, after debasement of the coin, in punning allusion to a double use of the orig. name of the coin, écu, which also meant “shield”
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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