Pistole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A gold coin equal to two escudos, formerly used in Spain.
  • n. Any of several gold coins used in various European countries until the late 19th century.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of obsolete Spanish coin.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A gold coin of Spain, worth at the beginning of the nineteenth century nearly $4 United States money.
    • Word Usage
    "The rest I call by caliber; my .270, my "Whelen", and the "00-6", and the Black Shadow-. 44 Mag ... the 9mm pistole is "Petro" (Beretta 92FS) and the GP 100 is the "Ruger magnum"."
    Cross Reference
    double pistole   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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