rounceval

English

Etymology

From the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes.

Noun

rounceval (plural rouncevals)

  1. (obsolete) A giant; anything large.
  2. (obsolete) A large pea, the marrowfat.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rounceval in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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