PATACOON. A Spanish piece of eight, worth 4s. 6d.
PATALLAH. A large and clumsy Indian boat, for baggage, cattle, &c.
PATAMAR. An excellent old class of advice-boats in India, especially on the Bombay coast, both swift and roomy. They are grab-built, that is, with a prow-stern, about 76 feet long, 21 feet broad, 11 feet deep, and 200 tons burden. They are navigated with much skill by men of the Mopila caste and other Mussulmans.
PATAMOMETER. An instrument for measuring the force of currents.
PATAXOS. A small vessel formerly used by the Spaniards as an advice-boat.
PATCH. The envelope used with the bullet in old rifles.—Muzzle-patch is a projection on the top of the muzzle of some guns, doing away with the effect of dispart in laying.
PATELLA. The limpet, of which there are 250 known species.
PATERERO. A kind of small mortar sometimes fired for salutes or rejoicing, especially in Roman Catholic countries on holidays.
PATERNOSTER-WORK. The framing of a chain-pump.
PATH. The trajectory of a shell.