Definition of peterero. Meaning of peterero. Synonyms of peterero

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Definition of peterero

peterero
Pederero Ped`e*re"ro, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp. piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. ?. So named because it was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.) A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance. [Written also paterero and peterero.]
Peterero
Peterero Pet`e*re"ro, n. (Mil.) See Pederero.

Meaning of peterero from wikipedia

- a mountain gun with a segmented barrel. An older term for the type is peterero (alternative spellings include "paterero" and "pederero"). The name was...