单词 | pistol |
释义 | pistol —pistollike, adj. /pis"tl/, n. , v. , pistoled, pistoling or (esp. Brit.) pistolled, pistolling. n. 1. a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand. v.t. 2. to shoot with a pistol. [1560-70; < MF pistole < G, earlier pitschal, pitschole, petsole < Czech píšt'ala lit., pipe, fife, whistle (presumably a slang term for a type of light harquebus employed during the Hussite wars), akin to pištet to squeak, peep] |
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