Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gold coin equal to two escudos, formerly used in Spain.
- noun Any of several gold coins used in various European countries until the late 1800s.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gold coin of Spain, worth at the beginning of the nineteenth century nearly $4 United States money.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of
obsolete Spanish coin.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The rest I call by caliber; my .270, my "Whelen", and the "00-6", and the Black Shadow-. 44 Mag ... the 9mm pistole is "Petro" (Beretta 92FS) and the GP 100 is the "Ruger magnum".
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The rest I call by caliber; my .270, my "Whelen", and the "00-6", and the Black Shadow-. 44 Mag ... the 9mm pistole is "Petro" (Beretta 92FS) and the GP 100 is the "Ruger magnum".
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[6] A pistole was a Spanish gold coin in use in Carter's time.
Letter from Robert Carter to Benjamin Grayson, July 27, 1731 1731
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[25] A pistole was a Spanish gold coin in use in Carter's time.
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( "Carter Papers: An Inventory ....") [5] A pistole was a Spanish gold coin.
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[2] A pistole was a Spanish gold coin in use in Carter's time.
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Book XV, 53.) [5] A pistole was a Spanish gold coin in use in Carter's time.
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The pistole is a Spanish gold coin worth about four dollars; formerly the French pistole was worth in France ten _livres_ -- about ten francs -- they were struck in Franche-Comté.] we should have no need now to think of and try to find out what means we must employ in compassing our wishes; we might, by purchasing this slave quickly, prevent your rival from forestalling and thwarting you.
The Blunderer 1622-1673 Moli��re 1647
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They were still enraged over the pistole dispute and irked that the lieutenant governor had already launched a campaign.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The assembly had been in session from November 1 to December 19, most of the time wrangling over the pistole fee.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
chained_bear commented on the word pistole
A type of ancient (Spanish, I think) coin of small denomination. Usage note on mohur.
March 16, 2008
yarb commented on the word pistole
Citation on doubloon.
July 29, 2008