horse pistol

noun

a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.

Origin of horse pistol

First recorded in 1695–1705

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Examples from the Web for horse pistol

One more man appeared at the clerk's door: he was a powerful fellow with a horse-pistol and a stone-hammer.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, April, 1876.|Various
Don Jaime lifted the horse-pistol from his knee and slipped it into the holster slung from the saddle.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
Vigo came back with a sword and baldric for me, and a horse-pistol besides, but M. Étienne would not let me have it.
Helmet of Navarre|Bertha Runkle
The prisoner with the horse-pistol saw his advantage, and, cursing the governor in blasphemous rage, aimed at him as he fled.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, April, 1876.|Various

"I have a horse-pistol," said the physician with grave significance.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for horse pistol

horse pistol

noun

a large holstered pistol formerly carried by horsemen

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horse pistol

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horse pistol

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