Meaning of sclopetum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. rifle
   New-Latin, declension-2
2. gun; firearm (in general)
   New-Latin, declension-2

Equivalents

Examples

“Interim rumor vagatur... ita esse Mediolanensem aciem instructam, ut singuli singula gererent Sclopeta, genus sane tormentorum terribile admodum atque exitiale.”

Meanwhile a rumor spreads... that the Milanese army was equipped in such a way that each soldier carries a single firearm, a type of weapon that is truly very terrifying and deadly.

“Janizarii præterea et hoc elogii bellici merentur, sua Sclopeta, bombardas, etc.”

Moreover, the Janissaries also deserve this military distinction for their firearms, cannons, etc.

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