caracol
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Origin of caracol
From Spanish
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The name is still retained. 340-3 Lapa means barnacle; caracol, periwinkle; and delfin, dolphin. 340-4 Dragon’s mouth.
From The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 by Olson, Julius E.
"Is," said Henry, "you perpetually fly and caracol about, and just because you can, apparently, and for the fun of the thing."
From Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio by Riddle, A. G.
A proa of Borneo, Ternate, and the Eastern Isles; also called caracol by early voyagers.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
After some little stay, the purser took his leave, and lay all night on board the caracol.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
He laughed and sang, and made his horse caracol, and tossed his lance in the air, and caught it by the point, like Taillefer at Hastings, as he passed under the window.
From Hereward, the Last of the English by Kingsley, Charles
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