pistol grip

pistol grip

noun
a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.

Origin:
1870–75

pis·tol-grip, adjective
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pistol grip
 
n
a.  a handle shaped like the butt of a pistol
 b.  (as modifier): a pistol-grip camera

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