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petronell

petronell is the obsolete form of petronel.

Meaning of petronel

Noun

petronel (plural petronels)

  1. (obsolete) A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th- and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.
    • […]And putting vp good ſtore of gold and Iewels for that iourney, and taking with him a good horſe, that was browne Bay, with a Petronell hanging at the arſon of his Saddle[…]1634, Matheo Aleman, “Wherein Guzman de Alfarache relateth the Story of thoſe two Louers, Ozmin and Daraxa”, in Don Diego Puede-Ser, transl., The rogue: or The life of Guzman de Alfarache, volume 1...

Questions about petronell

What is petronell the obsolete form of?
Petronell is the obsolete form of petronel.

Words near petronell in the dictionary

  1. petromyzontids
  2. petromyzontiform
  3. petromyzonts
  4. Petrone
  5. petronel
  6. petronell
  7. petronella
  8. petronellas
  9. petronels
  10. Petrones
  11. Petroni

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