cap pistol
noun
a toy gun using caps to imitate the sound of a real pistol.
Also called
cap gun.
Origin of cap pistol
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Words nearby cap pistol
cap gun,
cap in hand,
cap it all,
cap jib,
cap of maintenance,
cap pistol,
cap rock,
cap screw,
cap sleeve,
cap spinning,
cap'n
Example sentences from the Web for cap pistol
He was simply yet appropriately equipped with a cap-pistol, and two bananas for provender while crossing the wilderness.
The Believing Years |Edmund Lester Pearson