pistol grip

noun

pistol grip

1. a handle shaped like the butt of a pistol
2. ( as modifier )
  a pistol-grip camera

First recorded in 1870–75

One of the most unusual artifacts is a half section of a hollow Sheffield-plated pistol-grip knife handle.

He was wrapping tape about the pistol grip when a servant brought him a scribbled note.

It was a rather bulky affair, short-barrelled, and with a pistol grip.

At the sight of Nancy his jaw muscles clenched and his hand tightened on the pistol grip.

The long, lean hand of the bearded Missourian gripped his wrist even as he caught at a pistol grip.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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