caracol
Americannoun
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Origin of caracol
From Spanish
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So universal is the use of the shell for this service that the native does not speak of it as caracol, the real word for shell, but calls it cuchara del agua, or water spoon.
From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by Ray, G. Whitfield
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.
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
The 28th, the king of another island near Booton came in his caracol, accompanied by his wife, to view our ship, but could not be prevailed on to come aboard.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
"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.
Moreover, the mare caracolled ornamentally in the rays of the acetylene, and the stable-boy had to skip down quick and hold her head.
From The Grim Smile of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold
After all their grand caracolling, and feats of equitation, which must have been witnessed by the fair spectators.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
The "Jack," whose more distinguished patronymic was so gayly caracolling down the road to posterity, had arrived, and after dressing hastily, sought his mother.
From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
I love to see the pretty dears Go lightly caracolling, And drinking love at eyes and ears, With every look their soul in!
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 355, February 7, 1829 by Various
He had really wanted to ride a thorough-bred horse, but it was ridden instead by my dragoman's brother, and his rage had been uncontrollable when he saw the coveted animal caracolling before him.
From The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II by Wilkins, W. H.
At the same moment, through the iron gate, they saw a figure advancing to meet them from the garden, with Gumbo caracolling in advance.
From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss
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