Definition of "pistolet" []

• A small pistol. (noun)

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• "They paused accordingly and sat down, the pedlar cautiously using for a seat the box which contained his treasures, and not concealing from his companion that he wore under his cloak a pistolet hanging at his belt in case of need."
• "He rose before the dawn, and went for a swim more than a mile away -- got to the academy at six -- worked till eight -- breakfasted on a little roll called a pistolet, and a cup of coffee; then the academy again from nine till twelve -- when dinner, the cheapest he had ever known, but not the worst."
• "a seat the box which contained his treasures, and not concealing from his companion that he wore under his cloak a pistolet hanging at his belt in case of need."