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___ As A Pistol

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31%11A type of firearm often used by cavalry soldiers
noun

• a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen

31%10 Act of striking someone with the butt of a handgun
verb

• beat with a pistol

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New York Times24 May 1980 Down 8 ASHOT
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