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" He also approved of Ignipulta for a gun, not as strictly grammatical, but as good enough to pass with Latins who were familiar with the word Catapulta. From him also I adopted Cannones, for cannons, and Pistola a pistol. The word Canna, a cane (or hollow... "
Rebilius Cruso; Robinson Crusoe in Latin ... - Page iv
by Francis William Newman, Daniel Defoe - 1884 - 108 pages
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Book-lore: A Magazine Devoted to Old Time Literature, Volume 1

Bibliography - 1885 - 248 pages
...colleague, the late Professor T. Hewitt Key, for the translation of Robinson into the name Rebilius. He also approved of ignipulta for a gun, not as strictly...canna, a cane (or hollow tube), seems to be the root of carton, a tube, or cannon, in Spanish, whence the American cafton for a tunnel, or larger tube. After...
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