jingal

American  

[jin-gawl] / ˈdʒɪn gɔl /

Or gingal,

noun

1. a large musket fired from a rest, often mounted on a carriage: formerly used in India, China, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of jingal

1810–20; < Hindi janjāl, variant of janjār

Example Sentences

And whenever Hersey needs an idea and can't find one�it happens all the time�he uses a big word instead: cangue, coffle, fulvous, hame, jingal, liripipe, m�tayer, panyar, purlin, psora, shroff, sycee.*

From Time Magazine Archive

But normally, in the latter stages of its flight, the jingal bullet lets you know it is coming.

From To Lhassa at Last by Millington, Powell

The men of the First Shikaris Marched till the break of day, Till they came to the rebel village, The village of Pabengmay— A jingal covered the clearing, Calthrops hampered the way.

From Departmental Ditties and Barrack Room Ballads by Kipling, Rudyard

Buck's speech was cut short by a loud roar from the jingal.

From Jack Haydon's Quest by Jellicoe, John

The enemy kept up a continuous but ineffectual fire from the ridge, none of their jingal bullets falling anywhere near us.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund