"Very pistol" meaning in All languages combined

See Very pistol on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Very pistols [plural]
Etymology: Named after Edward Wilson Very, a 19th-century US naval officer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Very pistol (plural Very pistols)
  1. A single-shot breech-loading snub-nosed flare gun. Wikipedia link: Edward Wilson Very Related terms: Very light
    Sense id: en-Very_pistol-en-noun-Yqz2SmzQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Firearms

Inflected forms

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