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petronel

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petronel [ˈpɛtrəˌnɛl]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a firearm of large calibre used in the 16th and early 17th centuries, esp by cavalry soldiers
[from French, literally: of the breast, from poitrine breast, from Latin pectus]
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He was mounted upon a powerful horse, and had on a coat of mail, with four of the pistols they call petronels in that country at his waist.
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