Paragrandine

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

  Paragrandine \Pa`ra*gran"di*ne\, n. [It., from parare to parry +
     grandine hail.]
     An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See
     {Paragr[^e]le}. --Knight.
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