"paragrandine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paragrandines [plural]
Etymology: From Italian parare (“to parry”) + grandine (“hail”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|parare||to parry}} Italian parare (“to parry”), {{m|it|grandine||hail}} grandine (“hail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} paragrandine (plural paragrandines)
  1. (dated) An instrument with a rod, supposed to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. Tags: dated Related terms: paragrele
    Sense id: en-paragrandine-en-noun-7v08cIFd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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