Pis-tōle', n.

n. [Fr. pistole, It. & Sp. pistola, contracted from It. piastruola, diminutive of piastra, a piaster, originally a thin plate of metal. See PIASTER.] A gold coin of Spain, worth about 16 shillings sterling, or $3.60 cents. In other countries it varies from $3 to $5.