battipalle
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + palle (“bullets”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
battipalle m (invariable)
- (firearms, historical) the end of a ramrod (used to push the projectile down in a muzzleloader)
References edit
- ^ battipalle in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading edit
- battipalle in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana