† pistoˈletto Obs.
[a. It. pistoletto: see pistolet1.]
= pistolet1. Also attrib. (In quots. fig. or allusive.)
| 1647 Ward Simp. Cobler 75 To talk Squibs and Pistoletto's charged with..powder of Love and shot of Reason. 1647–8 Wood Life 15 Feb. (O.H.S.) I. 139 Give fire to the pistoletto tobacco pipe charg'd with it's Indian powder. |