"pistols at dawn" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pistols at dawn (uncountable)
  1. A duel. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pistols_at_dawn-en-noun-~fh4SZgP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (by extension) A disagreement strong enough to evoke a duel. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pistols_at_dawn-en-noun-r5jkPxRt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

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