rounceval

Roun"ce*val, a. Etym: [F. Ronceval, Roncevaux, a town at the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. Roncesvalles.] Defn: Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes. [Obs.] Roun"ce*val, n. Defn: A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also marrowfat. [Obs.]

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