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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pistole

/pĭs-tōl'/ · Pis·tole · IPA /ˈpɪstoʊl/
01 n. The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubl…
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    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.