pistolshipn.
/ˈpɪstlʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈpɪstlˌʃɪp/ rare.
The art or skill of shooting with a pistol.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > [noun] > discharge of pistol > skill in using pistols
pistolship1895
1895 Harper's Mag. Mar. 537 The Governor..had begun to study pistolship.
1995 Re: H&R Revolvers in rec.guns (Usenet newsgroup) 28 Nov. It's ugly, it shoots solid, I've taught about thirty people basic pistolship with it, and I'll surrender it when I die.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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