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Pistol(l, n.¹ Also: pest- and -ole, -ul; -ell; peissteil. [e.m.E. pistol (c 1570), obs. F. pistole (1544 in Larousse), late MHG. pitschal, pischulle, f. Czech pístala (Duden).] A pistol. Also attrib.(a) 1566 Crim. Trials I. i. 481.
They … with bendit pistolls and vthers wapones invasiue persewit … David Riccio a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlvii. 52.
Ȝour pistolis twmit, and bak sprent lyk a wand 1581 Burne Disput. in 1573-1600 Cath. Tr. 157/27.
Thair vas not sa monie gunnis and pistollis in the cuntrey to put him [John Knox] out, as vas to intrud him vith violence 1582 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 242.
That na maner of persounis … beir pistulis hakbutis or ony vther fyre wark 1584–5 Elgin Rec. I. 177 (see Bend v. 1 b). 1587–8 Reg. Privy C. IV. 255. 1587-99 Hume 55/111.
Hagbuts with lunts, pistolles with rowets fine 1605 Reg. Privy C. VII. 154.
Cullaine first shot him throw the body with 2 shotts of pistolls c1610 Melville Mem. 334. 1643 Acts VI. i. 45/2.
And men with airmes and furniture fitting for service, viz. with pistollis, of ane lairge boare [etc.] 1653 Edinb. Test. LXVII. 125 b.
Ane pair of pistollis 1671 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III. 293.
Hulster pistolls 1679 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 324.
With ane pair of pistells, hulsters, sword [etc.] 1681 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 21 Dec.
Six shilling sterling as the pryce of ane pistell 1694 Inchmahome Pr. 163.
Ane pair of yrone stockit pistolls(b) 1585 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 75.
Pestullis 1641-8 Skipper's Acc. (Smettone) 1.
Ane per of pestolls, cost 1 li. 1665 Highland P. III. 34.
Pestole(c) 1667 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 146.
Ane pair of hollsteirs peissteillesattrib. 1644 Army of the Covenant I. 260.
For 4 pair of pistoll calmes 1646 Ib. II. 375.
In pairt of the leve money and pistoll money dew to his troupe 1689 Foulis Acc. Bk. 108.
For a duzⁿ pistoll ball 0. 2. 0.