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- noun Plural form of
pistole .
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Examples
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One morning, on his return from the law-school, Marius found a letter from his aunt, and the sixty pistoles, that is to say, six hundred francs in gold, in a sealed box.
Les Miserables 2008
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One morning, on his return from the law-school, Marius found a letter from his aunt, and the sixty pistoles, that is to say, six hundred francs in gold, in a sealed box.
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One morning, on his return from the law-school, Marius found a letter from his aunt, and the sixty pistoles, that is to say, six hundred francs in gold, in a sealed box.
Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843
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In 1770 he bought Great Meadows from the Pennsylvania government for 30 pistoles about £25.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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In 1770 he bought Great Meadows from the Pennsylvania government for 30 pistoles about £25.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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In 1770 he bought Great Meadows from the Pennsylvania government for 30 pistoles about £25.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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In 1770 he bought Great Meadows from the Pennsylvania government for 30 pistoles about £25.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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December 28, 2009 3:23 PM trappist pistoles olestra trappist said...
Passing the Mantle: The End of the Aughts is Nigh BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Aunt Gillenormand made repeated attempts, and sent him the sixty pistoles several times.
Les Miserables 2008
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“You will send sixty pistoles every six months to that blood-drinker, and you will never mention his name to me.”
Les Miserables 2008
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