cap pistol
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cap pistol
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
After adjusting the cap pistol strapped to his hip, he took a whirling cut that brought to mind a finish-line flagman or a revolving lawn sprinkler.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 25, 2016
David whirled, flipped open his jacket and pulled out a long-barreled western cap pistol.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the first sound of gunfire, most Congressmen thought that it was a prank?a string of firecrackers or a cap pistol.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the prodigious animals he brought back last week: Pistol shrimp, which snap their claws with a report as loud as that of a cap pistol.
From Time Magazine Archive
It snapped like a cap pistol and flipped halfway up to the ceiling.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
