单词 | fire-crancel |
释义 | † fire-cranceln. Obsolete. A weapon consisting of a hoop coated or impregnated with a flammable substance, intended to be set on fire and thrown at the enemy. Cf. fire-hoop n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > incendiary weapons or materials fire pike1483 fire-hoop1585 fire-wreath1639 fire-crancel1667 fire chemise1728 fire-bavin1779 blanket1816 1667 tr. Articles Peace, Commerce, & Alliance, between Great Brit. & Spain 22 Under this name [sc. Contraband] shall be comprehended all Fire-Arms, as Ordnance, Muskets, Mortar-pieces, Petards, Bumbs, Granadoes, Fire-crancels [L. Salcissae], Fire-balls, Musket-rests, Bandeliers, Gunpowder, Match, Salt-peter, and Bullets. 1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances II. 444 Cannons, Muskets..Granadoes, Fire-Crancels, pitched Hoops. 1788 D. Steel Ship-master's Assistant & Owner's Man. viii. 97 Arms, pieces of ordnance, with all implements belonging to them, fire-balls, powder, matches, bullets, pikes,..fire-crancels, pitched hoops, carriages, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1667 |
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