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Pistol Eg Crossword Clue

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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

98%3Exact Match!
noun

• a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

• large but transportable armament

• a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)

• a professional killer who uses a gun

• a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine

• a pedal that controls the throttle valve

• the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies

verb

• shoot with a gun

21%5 Rounds shot from a pistol
noun

• a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel

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New York Times30 Oct 2006 Across 36
New York Times05 Jun 2006 Down 23
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