pocket pistol

English

Noun

pocket pistol (plural pocket pistols)

1. A semi-automatic handgun designed to be carried inconspicuously in a pocket of one's clothing.
2. Any handgun suitable to be carried in a pocket of one's clothing, usually of a small caliber.
3. (archaic) A small travelling flask for liquor.

Hyponyms

• (weapon): derringer, mouse gun

Translations

Any handgun suitable to be carried in a pocket

• Hungarian: zsebpisztoly (hu)
• Irish: piostal póca m
• Russian: карма́нный пистоле́т m (karmánnyj pistolét)
• Spanish: pistola de bolsillo f
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} fickpistol c, ^{(please verify)} puffert (sv) c, ^{(please verify)} fickpuffert c