jingal

[ jin-gawl ]

/ ˈdʒɪn gɔl /

a large musket fired from a rest, often mounted on a carriage: formerly used in India, China, etc.

Origin of jingal

1810–20; < Hindi janjāl, variant of janjār

The jingal was fired no more, the musketry had dropped, and the stillness remained perfectly unbroken.

Jack Haydon's Quest |John Finnemore
Jack ran to the window, and as he did so, the jingal roared, and crash came the heavy shot into the door.

Jack Haydon's Quest |John Finnemore
The jingal, a big muzzle-loader on a stand of iron forks, was touched off and a heavy shot crashed into the door.

Jack Haydon's Quest |John Finnemore
From near the top of this ridge a jingal soon began firing, and kept up an intermittent cannonade for several hours.

To Lhassa at Last |Powell Millington

But normally, in the latter stages of its flight, the jingal bullet lets you know it is coming.

To Lhassa at Last |Powell Millington