Meaning of vincallo | Babel Free
[biŋˈkaʎo̝]Definitions
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twisted twig (usually wicker or other flexible wood) used for binding; any strap or bond made of straw or of twisted twigs masculine
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a metal annular bond masculine
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an iron clamp used to reinforce the wheels of the traditional Galician carts masculine
Examples
“começarõ afazer casas de madeyros mal labrados et tortos, quaes lles acaesçiam, et atados cõ vyncallos de caruallo torçidas et cõ outras pertegas, que nõ sabiam elles ajnda mays desta arte nẽ de carpentaria pera aquelo”
then they began to build wooden houses with badly carved crooked logs, as they found them, tied with bonds made of twisted twigs of oak, and with other twigs, because they didn't knew enough of that art or of carpentry for doing that
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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