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mitraille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-traille
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon

Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French mitaille (“small coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then grapeshot”); originally diminutive of mite (“small coin”). See also mitrailleur.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

mitraillade mitrailleur mitrailleuse

Synonyms

grapeshot

Questions

What does mitraille mean?
shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon
Where does mitraille come from?
From Old French mitaille (“small coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then grapeshot”); originally diminutive of mite (“small coin”). See also mitrailleur.

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