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Definition of Cascabel
1. Noun. A bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh.
Definition of Cascabel
1. n. The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In old writers it included all in rear of the base ring. [See Illust. of Cannon.]
Definition of Cascabel
1. Noun. A variety of small, round, hot chili pepper (''Capsicum annuum''). Named so because the seeds make a rattling noise when the pepper is dried. ¹
2. Noun. A knob at the end of a cannon, cast onto the gunbarrel, to which ropes are attached. ¹
3. Noun. A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cascabel
1. the rear part of a cannon [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cascabel
Literary usage of Cascabel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"cascabel, sm. 1. Bell used for hawks, cats, or do;s. and also for beasts of burthen.
2. ... Tener cascabel, (Met.) To be uneasy or unhappy in one's mind. ..."
2. The Spanish Stage in the Time of Lope de Vega by Hugo Albert Rennert (1909)
"This was a danza de cascabel, entitled “The dance of ... de cascabel cran pama
gente que puede salir I danzar por las cailes. Y hubiera sido indecente que ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1862)
"The cascabel, instead of being permanently attached to the breech of the piece,
is set into it by means of a screw, and thus in reality the bore extends the ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1862)
"The cascabel, instead of being permanently attached to the breech of the piece,
is set into it by means of a screw, and thus in reality the bore extends the ..."
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