Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A handle, shaped like the butt of a pistol, attached to the under side of the small of the stock of fowling-pieces and rifles. It affords a better hold for the hand than the ordinary form of stock. Also
pistol-hand . See cut undergun .
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Examples
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- The special-order features that were available include Sav-age's Grade B engraving, deluxe walnut and special checkering for the pistol-grip stock and the fore-end, both open and aperture rear tang sights, a takedown action, and a fitted luggage case.
What's It Worth? 2009
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* The straight-grip walnut stock has been replaced by a laminated pistol-grip stock (which I much prefer) and the wretched recoil pad that comes on the 1895G has been superceded by a real one.
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In 1983 I saved enough birthday money to get a 5'6 pistol-grip medium-heavy action Lew's Speed Stick attached to a Shimano Bantam 100 and it was my worm, jig, spinnerbait, crankbait, topwater, pitching, flipping, catfishing, perching and everything else rod.
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He swung the muzzle of a cut-down pistol-grip pump shotgun toward me.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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He swung the muzzle of a cut-down pistol-grip pump shotgun toward me.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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It costs much less than, say, the $301,000 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, and its V8 HEMI engine and brawny attitude (angled center console, pistol-grip shifter, dual round headlamps, flared hood) don't scream refinement.
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It costs much less than, say, the $301,000 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, and its V8 HEMI engine and brawny attitude (angled center console, pistol-grip shifter, dual round headlamps, flared hood) don't scream refinement.
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He swung the muzzle of a cut-down pistol-grip pump shotgun toward me.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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AP Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell says a man shot to death by two officers during the weekend was found to have pointed a black pistol-grip water nozzle at them.
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He swung the muzzle of a cut-down pistol-grip pump shotgun toward me.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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