Pĕd'e-rē'ro, n.
n. [Sp. pederero, fr. O. Sp. pedra, N. Sp. piedra, a stone; Lat. petra, Gr. πέτρα, so named from the use of stones in the charge, before the invention of iron balls.] A swivel gun. [Written also pederero.]
n. [Sp. pederero, fr. O. Sp. pedra, N. Sp. piedra, a stone; Lat. petra, Gr. πέτρα, so named from the use of stones in the charge, before the invention of iron balls.] A swivel gun. [Written also pederero.]