| 单词 | muff pistol |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmuff pistol muff pistol n. now historical the smallest size of 19th-century pocket pistol, believed by some to have been designed to be carried in a muff (but see quot. 1969). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > types of dag1587 key gun1607 pocket pistol1612 key pistol1663 holster-pistol1679 troop pistol1688 horse pistol1704 screw-barrel1744 saddle pistol1764 air pistol1780 Wogdon1786 belt pistol1833 dueller1835 Colt1838 tickler1844 Derringer1853 cocking pistol1858 belt size1866 bulldozer1880 saloon pistol1899 Luger1904 Police Positive1905 Steyr1920 Saturday-night pistol1929 muff pistol1938 PPK1946 Makarov1958 Saturday-night special1959 puffer1963 snub nose1979 snubby1981 1938 J. N. George Eng. Pistols & Revolvers vii. 135 These so-called muff-pistols were not necessarily intended as ladies' weapons. 1956 W. R. Bird Off-trail in Nova Scotia vi. 181 Another item is a muff pistol that was fired with a percussion cap and ball. 1969 F. Wilkinson Antique Firearms 135 Some very small examples..are often described as muff pistols, although it is not at all clear on what basis this term was chosen. Certainly there is little or no evidence to suggest that they were intended primarily for ladies or indeed were ever carried in the muff. 1993 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 15 Mar. 21 In Victorian England..many a woman carried a tiny ‘muff-pistol’ in her carriage. < as lemmas |
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