a small firearm designed to be held in one hand 手枪
(pistolled, pistolling; 美 pistoled, pistoling)
[with obj.](dated)shoot (someone) with a pistol (旧)用手枪射击
语源
mid 16th cent.: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech piŝt'ala, of which the original meaning was 'whistle', hence a firearm by the resemblance in shape