Meaning & History
From mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.
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7/14/2020, 4:07 AM | LMS | |||
| 7/14/2020, 2:45 AM | LMS | ||||
| 8/7/2017, 8:02 AM | elbowin | delete because: could not find evidence of use | |||
| 8/4/2017, 5:37 PM | SeaHorse15 | ||||
| 10/11/2012, 1:43 AM | SeaHorse15 | ||||
| 8/15/2008, 8:35 PM | anonymous |