Middle English Dictionary Entry
barbul n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | barbul n.(2) |
| Etymology | Cp. L mattio-barbulus a soldier armed with lead balls. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A lead ball used as a missile.
Associated quotations
- (a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)467 : The barbulys that named ar plumbatys, Set in the sheld [is] good to take fyve.