|
|
Definition of Petronel
1. n. A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.
Definition of Petronel
1. Noun. (obsolete weapons) A 17th century firearm, using a matchlock or a wheellock mechanism to make sparks in the firing pan. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petronel
1. a portable firearm [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petronel
Literary usage of Petronel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"Nicholas and petronel were taken from the stocks, and with the habit strong ...
"petronel! petronel!" Perhaps it will call in that haunted way until the ..."
2. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"petronel, ». A gun fired from the breast. PETTICOAT, ». A man's waistcoat.
PETTIES,». ... petronel ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1852)
"... self-loading petronel, probably of the time of Charles I. The contrivance
consists of a revolving cylinder, containing seven chambers, with touch-holes ..."
4. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1912)
"Rather would she have expected them to envy her, petronel of the Point light.
... petronel would work too, polishing and cleaning everything, for on Sundays ..."
Other Resources:
