holy water sprinkler

English

Etymology

(weapon): From its resemblance to the aspergillum.

Noun

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
aspergillum — see aspergillum
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