pistoled

Variant of pistol

pistol definition

pis·tol (pis′təl)

noun

  1. a small firearm made to be held and fired with one hand
  2. such a firearm in which the chamber is part of the barrel
  3. Track & Field a similar device used to start a race or to signal the beginning of the gun lap: it makes a loud sound but does not fire a projectile
  4. ☆ Slang a remarkable or unusual person, esp. one characterized by eccentric or impetuous behavior

Etymology: Fr pistole < Ger < Czech pišt'al, pistol, orig., pipe, prob. < pisk, echoic word for a whistling sound

transitive verb pistoled -·toled or pistolled -·tolled, pistoling -·tol·ing or pistolling -·tol·ling

to shoot with a pistol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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