‖ saltamarˈtinoObs. [It.] A kind of ordnance: see quot. 1688. 1684R. Waller Nat.Exper. 145 We fitted upon a Carriage with Six Horses, a Saltamartino.1688R. Holme Armoury iii. xviii. (Roxb.) 138/1 The Saltamartino, a smal peece of the Venetians 15 diameters long and carrieth 4 pound ball.