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‖ armaˈdilla Obs. Also -illo. [Sp., dim. of armada; like that erroneously with -o.] a. A small fleet of ships of war. b. A small war-vessel.
1697W. Dampier Voy. (1729) I. 30 In company of 11 Armadilloes, which are small Vessels of War. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Armadilla, in the Spanish America, denotes a squadron of men of war, to the number of six or eight. |