cascabel

[ kas-kuh-bel ]

/ ˈkæs kəˌbɛl /

noun

a knoblike projection at the rear of the breech of a muzzleloading cannon.

Origin of cascabel

1630–40; <Spanish: little round bell, rattle <Old Provençal cascavel, akin to Medieval Latin *cascabellus, equivalent to Vulgar Latin *cascab(us) (variant of Latin caccabus pot) + Latin -ellus diminutive suffix

Words nearby cascabel

Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo, casaque, Casas, Casaubon, casbah, cascabel, cascade, cascade molecule, cascade particle, Cascade Range, Cascades

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Example sentences from the Web for cascabel

Cascabel, kas′ka-bel, n. the whole rear part behind the base-ring of a cannon.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Here we found the two small ranchos, known as Cascabel, and stopped for the night.
The Putumayo, The Devil's Paradise|Walter Hardenburg
It is also used for the same purpose at the extreme end of the cascabel.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN
On the upper jaw of the cascabel, the preponderance in pounds to be stamped lightly with half-inch figures.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN

The body of a cascabel, or rattlesnake; appeared in the gaping orifice of the bag.
The Queen of the Savannah|Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for cascabel

cascabel

/ (ˈkæskəˌbɛl) /

noun

a knoblike protrusion on the rear part of the breech of an obsolete muzzle-loading cannon

the rear part itself

Word Origin for cascabel

C17: from Spanish: small bell, rattle, of uncertain origin

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单词	cascabel
释义	cascabel [ kas-kuh-bel ] / ˈkæs kəˌbɛl / noun a knoblike projection at the rear of the breech of a muzzleloading cannon. Origin of cascabel 1630–40; <Spanish: little round bell, rattle <Old Provençal cascavel, akin to Medieval Latin cascabellus, equivalent to Vulgar Latin cascab(us) (variant of Latin caccabus pot) + Latin -ellus diminutive suffix Words nearby cascabel Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo, casaque, Casas, Casaubon, casbah, cascabel, cascade, cascade molecule, cascade particle, Cascade Range, Cascades Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cascabel Cascabel, kas′ka-bel, n. the whole rear part behind the base-ring of a cannon. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Here we found the two small ranchos, known as Cascabel, and stopped for the night. The Putumayo, The Devil's Paradise\|Walter Hardenburg It is also used for the same purpose at the extreme end of the cascabel. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.\|Bureau of Ordnance, USN On the upper jaw of the cascabel, the preponderance in pounds to be stamped lightly with half-inch figures. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.\|Bureau of Ordnance, USN The body of a cascabel, or rattlesnake; appeared in the gaping orifice of the bag. The Queen of the Savannah\|Gustave Aimard British Dictionary definitions for cascabel cascabel / (ˈkæskəˌbɛl) / noun a knoblike protrusion on the rear part of the breech of an obsolete muzzle-loading cannon the rear part itself Word Origin for cascabel C17: from Spanish: small bell, rattle, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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