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HORSE PISTOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does horse pistol mean?
• HORSE PISTOL (noun)
The noun HORSE PISTOL has 1 sense:
1. a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
Familiarity information: HORSE PISTOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
horse-pistol; horse pistol
Hypernyms ("horse pistol" is a kind of...):
handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)
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