cock a pistol
1pistol — n. 1) to cock; fire a pistol 2) to aim, point; level a pistol at 3) to load a pistol 4) to draw, whip out a pistol 5) an automatic; dueling; starting; toy; water pistol 6) the pistol fired, went off; jammed; misfired * * * [ pɪstl] dueling fire a …
2Cock Lane ghost — A 19th century illustr …
3cock — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, anthill, backslide, ball cock, ball valve, baloney, bank, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, bilge, billy, billy goat, boar, bosh, boss, broiler,… …
4cock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fighting COCK + VERB ▪ crow ▪ The cock crowed at dawn. COCK + NOUN ▪ fight …
5cock — obsolete (of a male) to copulate with Cock, the penis, is a venerable use: Pistol s cock is up. (Shakespeare, 2 Henry IV another of his lewd puns) In modern speech we might say that we cock a leg across, athwart, or over a… …
6pistol — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ automatic, machine, semi automatic ▪ double action, single action ▪ 9 mm, .45 calibre/.45 caliber ▪ …
7pistol — Synonyms and related words: automatic, blow to pieces, blow up, blowgun, blowpipe, brain, bring down, burn to death, charge, cock, cut down, cut to pieces, deal a deathblow, detonate, discharge, disintegrate, drop, eject, fell, fire, fire off,… …
8Remington Rider Single Shot Pistol — The Remington Rider Single Shot Derringer Parlor Pistol was made by E. Remington and Sons between 1860 and 1863. Two hundred were produced.DescriptionIt is a .17 (4.3 mm) caliber pistol, featuring a three inch (7.6 cm) brass barrel, a two piece… …
9Semi-automatic pistol — A semi automatic pistol is a type of handgun that can be fired in semi automatic mode, firing one cartridge for each pull of the trigger. This type of firearm uses a single chamber and a single barrel, which remain in a fixed linear orientation… …
10Glock pistol — Infobox Weapon name=Glock caption=The Glock 17 (recent production model) origin=flag|Austria type=Semi automatic pistol is ranged=yes service=1980–present used by=See Users wars= designer=Gaston Glock design date=1980 manufacturer=Glock GmbH unit …
