pistoledadj.
/ˈpɪstld/, U.S. /ˈpɪst(ə)ld/ Equipped with a pistol or pistols.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > armed or provided with firearms > with small arms > with specific type of
pistoled1634
blunderbussed1851
revolvered1858
pistol-toting1903
pistol-packing1927
1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect ii. vii. 72 Being double pistold, and well sworded.
1838 J. P. Kennedy Rob of Bowl I. xi. 143 His broad beaver, pistolled belt, and wide boots..gave to his figure that rich effect which painters are pleased to copy.
a1874 J. F. O'Donnell Poems (1891) 5 Booted, and pistoled to the very teeth, The scarlet guard, with ringing heels leaped down.
1969 Time 8 Aug. 55/1 John Wayne as a pistoled and Stetsoned Captain Bligh.
1998 P. Coyote Sleeping where I Fall 231 A short, squat, reservation cop..squeezed his pistoled, belted, and black-sticked body out of the vehicle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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