Very pistol


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Ver·y pistol

 (vĕr′ē, vîr′ē)
n.
A pistol used for firing colored signal flares.
[After Edward Wilson Very (1847-1910), American naval officer.]
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Noun1.Very pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flaresVery pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flares
Verey pistol
handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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A VERY PISTOL, listed in Webster's 10th Collegiate, is "a pistol for firing Very lights." The Very light is "a pyrotechnic signal in a system of signaling that uses white or colored balls of fire shot from a Very pistol." Edward W.
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