trigger-catch

Updated: June 10, 2025

So that was the kind of persuasion that it had been necessary to apply to secure Mr. Grenelli's attendance. One is apt to yield the point when he feels a pistol-barrel prodding him in the ribs, and it is no great trick to set a trigger-catch with the weapon in your pocket. "Stand there," said Indiman, pointing to the far end of the table, and the man obeyed.

Van Tassel Sutphen - The Gates of Chance