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Webster 1913 Edition
Escopette
{
, Esˊco-pet′
, ‖Esˊco-pette′
}Noun.
[Sp.
escopeta
, F. escopette
.] A kind of firearm; a carbine.
☞ The ground plan is said to be in the form of a gridiron, the structure being designed in honor of
St. Lawrence
, who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on a gridiron; but the resemblance is very slight. It is nearly square, inclosing several courts, and has a projecting mass which stands for the handle.