pistol grip

noun

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

Origin of pistol grip

First recorded in 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM pistol grip

pis·tol-grip, adjective

Words nearby pistol grip

piste, pistil, pistillate, pistoia, pistol, pistol grip, pistol-handle knife, pistol-whip, pistole, pistoleer, pistolero

Example sentences from the Web for pistol grip

  • Some had small daggers with pistol-grip type handles tucked in their sashes.

    The Pirates of Shan |Harold Leland Goodwin

  • I laugh and proceed to pass some wire through the pistol-grip.

    Cavalry of the Clouds |Alan Bott

British Dictionary definitions for pistol grip

pistol grip

noun

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