Usually means: Large, antique handgun for cavalry.
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  1. horse pistol: Merriam-Webster
  2. horse pistol: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. horse pistol: Collins English Dictionary
  4. horse-pistol, horse pistol: Vocabulary.com
  5. horse-pistol: Wordnik
  6. horse pistol: Wiktionary
  7. horse pistol: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. horse pistol: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. horse-pistol, horse pistol: Dictionary.com
  10. Horse pistol: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. horse-pistol, horse pistol: Rhymezone
  12. horse-pistol, horse pistol: FreeDictionary.org
  13. horse-pistol, horse pistol: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. horse-pistol, horse pistol: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  A type of large pistol carried on the pommel of a saddle while riding.

Similar:
pistol, pommel, pommel horse, pistol grip, pistolade, pistolet, duelling pistol, pocket pistol, hand cannon, pelham, more...

Opposite:
cow pistol, ox pistol, bull pistol

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Similar:
pistol, pommel, pommel horse, pistol grip, pistolade, pistolet, duelling pistol, pocket pistol, hand cannon, pelham, more...

Opposite:
cow pistol, ox pistol, bull pistol



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