pederero

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noun

A short piece of chambered ordnance, used to fire stones in naval and siege warfare.

OriginSpanish pedrero ← Medieval Latin petrarium →
First used 16th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounpederero (plural pedereros or pedereroes)

plural pedereros · plural pedereroes · alternative paderero · alternative paterero · alternative peterero

  1. historicalgovernmentA short piece of chambered ordnance, used to fire stones in naval and siege warfare.First known use 16th c.

    His habitation is defended by a ditch, over which he has laid a draw-bridge, and planted his court-yard with patereroes continually loaded with shot […].

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinpetrarium
  2. Spanishpedrero
  3. Englishpederero

From Spanish pedrero, from Medieval Latin petrarium. Compare petrary.

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APA

pederero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pederero

MLA

“pederero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pederero. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pederero,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pederero.

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