epinglette

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noun

An iron needle or pin for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.

OriginFrench épinglette →
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Meanings

nounepinglette (plural epinglettes)

plural epinglettes

  1. historicalgovernmentAn iron needle or pin for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.

Origin

  1. Frenchépinglette
  2. Englishepinglette

Borrowed from French épinglette.

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APA

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Chicago

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