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† ˈjacule Obs. rare.
[ad. L. jaculus a darting serpent, f. jacĕre to throw. Cf. OF. jacule a dart.]
A serpent that darts on its prey.
[1398Trevisa Barth. De. P.R. xviii. ix. (Bodl. MS.), Þe serpent þt hat Iaculus fleeþ as a darte..and ȝif he meteþ wiþ any beeste he þroweþ hym silfe þere vpon and sleeþ it.] 1572J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 62 b, N. beareth Azure, a Iacule d'Argent. [1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. IV. 106 The manner of progression in the swiftest serpent we know, which is the jaculus, is by instantly coiling itself upon its tail and darting from thence to its full extent.] |