1. (loan) (noun) pistol, revolver - a short-barrelled handgun.
Kāore i roa kua tae mai a Mōkena i te kaitiaki tatau i te mataku rā hoki i te waha o te pītara e anga atu ana ki a ia (TKO 6/1915:7). / It wasn't long before Morgan reached the doorman who was intimidated by the barrel of the pistol pointed at him.
Synonyms: kope, pū hurihuri
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