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cascabel
[ kas-kuh-bel ]
noun
- a knoblike projection at the rear of the breech of a muzzleloading cannon.
cascabel
/ ˈkæskəˌbɛl /
noun
- a knoblike protrusion on the rear part of the breech of an obsolete muzzle-loading cannon
- the rear part itself
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cascabel1
1630–40; < Spanish: little round bell, rattle < Old Provençal cascavel, akin to Medieval Latin *cascabellus, equivalent to Vulgar Latin *cascab ( us ) (variant of Latin caccabus pot) + Latin -ellus diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cascabel1
C17: from Spanish: small bell, rattle, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
While uttering these words she had drawn from her girdle a small stiletto, with a blade sharp as the tongue of a cascabel.
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Here we found the two small ranchos, known as Cascabel, and stopped for the night.
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At meridian the ensign was run up, and the ship went into commission under the command of Captain Cascabel.
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He went on deck, where he found Captain Cascabel and the first lieutenant, smoking their cigars.
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Captain Cascabel bowed to Somers, and intimated that he had no further need of him at present.
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