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PISTOLE
Etymology
Noun
pistole (plural pistoles)
(historical) A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this. [from 16th c.]
Anagrams
• Polites, elispot, piolets, polites, topiles
Source: Wiktionary
Pis*tole", n. Etym: [F., probably a name given in jest in France to a Spanish coin. Cf. Pistol.]
Definition: The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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