battipalle

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Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) +‎ palle (“bullets”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbat.tiˈpal.le/[1]
  • Rhymes: -alle
  • Hyphenation: bat‧ti‧pàl‧le

Noun

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battipalle m (invariable)

  1. (firearms, historical) the end of a ramrod (used to push the projectile down in a muzzleloader)

References

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  1. ^ battipalle in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading

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  • battipalle in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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