cebratane

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cebratane
† cebratane Obs. [ad. Sp. cebratana, cerbatana of same meaning, app. ad. Arab. (and Pers.) zabaṭāna, sabaṭāna blowing tube for shooting birds (for which Piedro de Alcala has zarbatāna, Dozy); also found in Pg. sarabatana, It. cerbottana, Fr. sarbatane, sarbacane.] A blow-pipe for shooting with.1671 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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sarbacane
sarbacane Obs. exc. Antiq. (ˈsɑːbəkeɪn) Also 7 sarabatane, 8 sarbacan, 9 sabarcane (?), sarbacand (?). [a. F. sarbacane (16th c.; earlier sarbatenne) ‘a long trunke to shoot in’ (Cotgr.), also, a speaking-trumpet (Littré), ad. Sp. cebratana: see cebratane.] 1. A blow-tube or pipe for shooting with. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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sumpitan
sumpitan (ˈsʌmpɪtən) Forms: 7 sempitan, zampatan, 9 sumputan, sumpitan. [a. Malay sumpītan, f. sumpit (see prec.); in Du. soempitan. The possibility of connexion between the Malay sumpītan and Arabic sabaṭāna (see cebratane, sarbacane) has been suggested.] A blow-gun made by the Malays from a hollow... Oxford English Dictionary
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