Cascabel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cascabel \Cas"ca*bel\, n. [Sp. cascabel a little bell, also (fr.
     the shape), a knob at the breech end of a cannon.]
     The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a
     knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In
     old writers it included all in rear of the base ring.
  


     Note: [See Illust. of {Cannon}.]
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cascabel
       n : bell attached to a sleigh, or to harness of horse pulling a
           sleigh [syn: {sleigh bell}]