pistol grip

noun

1. a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.

pistol grip

noun

1. 1. a handle shaped like the butt of a pistol

   2. ( as modifier )

      a pistol-grip camera

Other Word Forms

• pistol-grip adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pistol grip¹

First recorded in 1870–75