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cascabel definition

cas·ca·bel (kas′kə bel′)

noun

a projecting part behind the breech of muzzle-loading cannons

Etymology: Sp, a small bell, rattle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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