Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long-barreled pistol of fine workmanship, made especially for dueling.
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Examples
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What it's like: Pleasantville meets High Noon where dueling-pistol showdowns take on a whole new meaning and the definitions of righteousness and morality are twisted into unrecognizable concepts.
The Black List 2009: The Most Popular Unproduced Screenplays « FirstShowing.net 2009
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Without being quite conscious of the act, Abbott took down from the wall an ancient dueling-pistol, cocked it, snapped it, and looked it over with an interest that he had never before bestowed on it.
The Place of Honeymoons Harold MacGrath 1901
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He did not believe that any dueling-pistol could be fired with more accuracy.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States; With Remarks on Their Economy 1856
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What it’s like: Pleasantville meets High Noon where dueling-pistol showdowns take on a whole new meaning and the definitions of righteousness and morality are twisted into unrecognizable concepts.
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