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Webster 1913 Edition
Pistole
Pis-tole′
,Noun.
[F., probably a name given in jest in France to a Spanish coin. Cf.
Pistol
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pistole
PISTO'LE
,Noun.