Pistol

pis′tol, n. a small hand-gun, held in one hand when fired.— v.t. to shoot with a pistol.— ns. Pistoleer′ , one armed with a pistol; Pis′tolet , a little pistol; Pis′tol-shot . [O. Fr. pistole —It. pistol a , said to be from Pistoja (orig. Pistol a ), a town in Italy.]