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Horse pistol

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  1. 1
    A type of large pistol carried on the pommel of a saddle while riding.

    "Above the chimney were sundry villainous old guns, and a couple of horse-pistols: and, by way of ornament, three gaudily-painted cainsters disposed along its ledge."

  2. 2
    a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen wordnet

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