pistole noun.
[pɪ'stǝʊl] L16.[French, shortening of PISTOLET noun2.]Hist. Any of various gold coins of the 17th and 18th cents.;
spec. (a) a Spanish two-escudo piece;
(b) =
LOUIS noun1;
(c) a Scottish
12 (= 1 English) piece of William III. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲