holy water sprinkler

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(weapon): From its resemblance to the aspergillum.

Noun[edit]

holy water sprinkler (plural holy water sprinklers)

  1. An aspergillum.
  2. (historical) A 16th-century spiked mace similar to a morning star, used mainly in England as a weapon.

Translations[edit]

aspergillum — see aspergillum
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