Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedreroes
Literary usage of Pedreroes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journeys of Réné Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle: As Related by His by Isaac Joslin Cox (1906)
"... where they found some pedreroes, rigging and sails. The natives, having
discovered the concealment, had taken away some pieces of linen and iron tools, ..."
2. A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing Whatever is by John Knox, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) (1767)
"... twenty- eight pedreroes in her gunwale, quarters, and tops, each of which
carried a four pound ball. ..."
3. Joutel's Journal of La Salle's Last Voyage, 1684-7 by Henri Joutel (1906)
"... where they found some pedreroes,1 Rigging and Sails. The Natives having
discover'd the Concealment, had taken away some Pieces of Linen and Iron Tools, ..."
4. Historical Collections of Louisiana: Embracing Translations of Many Rare and by Benjamin Franklin French (1846)
"... where they found some pedreroes, rigging and sails. The natives having discovered
the concealment, had taken away some pieces of linen and iron tools, ..."
5. Pioneer Spaniards in North America by William Henry Johnson (1903)
"But when they fired their pedreroes (boat-howitzers that discharged stones), the
noise and smoke and deadly missiles caused a panic among the Caribs, ..."
6. A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing Whatever is by John Knox (1767)
"... twenty- eight pedreroes in her gunwale, quarters, and tops, each of which
carried a four pound ball. ..."
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