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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OF.

petrinal

, fr.

peitrine

petrine

, the breast, F.

poitrine

; so called because it was placed against the breast in order to fire. See

A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.

Noun.

A horseman's pistol.

petronel ‎(plural petronels)

(obsolete, weaponry) A 17th century firearm that used a matchlock or a wheellock mechanism