Petronel

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  • n. A 17th century firearm, using a matchlock or a wheellock mechanism to make sparks in the firing pan.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A band-firearm introduced in the sixteenth century, shorter than the ordinary harquebus, but longer than the pistol; a sort of large horse-pistol. It was fired by a match-lock, wheel-lock, or other appliance, according to the period in which it was used.
  • n. In heraldry, a pistol used as a bearing.
    • Word Usage
    "Lothian and Fife — saddle our Spanish barb, and bid French Paris see our petronel be charged! —"
     
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