Meanings
nounVery pistol (plural Very pistols)
plural Very pistols
- A single-shot breech-loading snub-nosed flare gun.
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Origin
Named after Edward Wilson Very, a 19th-century US naval officer.
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APA
Very pistol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Very%20pistol
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“Very pistol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Very%20pistol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Very pistol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Very%20pistol.
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