Pis"tol, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Pistoled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Pistoling.] [Cf. F. pistoler.] To shoot with a
pistol. "To pistol a poacher." Sydney Smith.
Pis"tol (?), n. [F. pistole,
pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola,
for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made.
Cf. Pistole.] The smallest firearm used, intended to be
fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great
variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver.
Pistol carbine, a firearm with a removable
but-piece, and thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a
carbine. -- Pistol pipe (Metal.), a
pipe in which the blast for a furnace is heated, resembling a pistol
in form. -- Pistol shot. (a)
The discharge of a pistol. (b) The
distance to which a pistol can propel a ball.