Translation for "thumbstall" to spanish
Thumbstall
Translation examples
Peter des Roches studied the jewel in his great thumbstall ring. “I’ll speak with him.
Pedro des Roches observó la joya de la sortija que llevaba en el pulgar. —Hablaré con él.
The sudden compression of air as the rammer thrust with the fleece could explode the residues of unburnt powder that was caked to the breech walls, so a gunner, wearing a leather thumbstall, pressed his thumb over the vent to stop the airflow.
La repentina compresión del aire cuando se empujaba la baqueta con la lanada podía hacer estallar los residuos de pólvora sin arder que cubría las paredes de la recámara, por lo que un artillero que llevaba una funda de cuero para el pulgar presionaba con éste la chimenea para impedir que pasara el aire.
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