holy water sprinkler

English

Etymology

Weapon: from its resemblance to the aspergillum

Noun

holy water sprinkler (plural holy water sprinklers)

1. aspergillum
2. a 16th-century spiked mace similar to a morning star used mainly in England as a weapon

Translations

aspergillum — see aspergillum

weapon

• Finnish: piikkinuija
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