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BANDERILLA
banderilla
(noun) a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
banderilla (plural banderillas)
(bullfighting) A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.
Source: Wiktionary
Ban`de*ril"la, n. [Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See Banner, and cf. Banderole.]
Definition: A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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