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Definition of Paterero
1. n. See Pederero.
Definition of Paterero
1. Noun. (obsolete form of pederero) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paterero
1. pedrero [n PATEREROS or PATEREROES] - See also: pedrero
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paterero
Literary usage of Paterero
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1904)
"One paterero, old Manila casting, caliber eight libras, length fourteen diameters.
... One paterero of the same casting, caliber fifteen libras, ..."
2. The History of the Buccaneers of America: Containing Detailed Accounts of by Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, Basil Ringrose, Ravenau de Lussan, ---- de Montauban, Oliver I. Perkins (1856)
"But two paterero-shot, which we made at them, having forced them to quit their
ground, we passed on and anchored out of the reach of their arms, ..."
3. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"He brought his ships to anchor, ordered out his boats, and provided each with a
paterero or small cannon. Besides the oarsmen, each boat contained a number ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from by Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers (1824)
"PEDERE'RO. B. s. [pedrero, Span.] A small cannon managed by a swivel. It is
frequently written paterero. ..."
5. Works by Washington Irving (1892)
"He brought his ships to anchor, ordered out his boats, and provided each with a
paterero or small cannon. Besides the oarsmen, each boat contained a number ..."
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