paragrandine

English

Etymology

From Italian parare (“to parry”) + grandine (“hail”).

Noun

paragrandine (plural paragrandines)

1. (dated) An instrument with a rod, supposed to avert the occurrence of hailstorms.

See also

• paragrele

References

• Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Paragrandine”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes II (GAS–REA), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.
• “paragrandine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.