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

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