espier (espier)

[ Ye covetous misers... ye crafty espiers of the nece ity of your poor brethren! Harmar , tr. of Beza's Sermons (1587), p. 175. espignole (es-pi-nyōl'), n. [OF.] An early war engine somewhat resembling the modern mitrailleuse, having a number of barrels mounted on a cart and fired by machinery. Compare IMG:content-0728.png:[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small]