pet|ro|nel

pet|ro|nel
pet|ro|nel «PEHT ruh nuhl», noun.
a large pistol or carbine fired with the butt held against the chest, used in the 1500's and the 1600's, especially by cavalry.
[< Middle French petrinal, dialectal variant of poitrinal < poitrine breast, chest < Vulgar Latin pectorīna < Latin pectus, pectoris]

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  • petronella — pet·ro·nel·la …   English syllables

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