cascabel
Americannoun
noun
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a knoblike protrusion on the rear part of the breech of an obsolete muzzle-loading cannon
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the rear part itself
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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He knew the rear end of old cannons had a large knob called the cascabel, used to handle the gun.
From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2019
One side of the fish is red, stained with a fiery paste of cascabel, ancho and guajillo chiles.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2019
No doctoring was needed for chilaquiles, a sumptuously saucy mash-up of stewed chicken, cascabel salsa and the same sturdy tortilla chips used for the nachos.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2017
Ottolenghi’s butter beans in smoked cascabel oil, for example, are amazingly simple to make, fill up a plate, and last for weeks.
From Slate
On the end of the upper jaw, the cascabel block and head of the pin, the foundry number in quarter-inch figures.
From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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