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 Full view -
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