Definition of "paragrandine" []

• An instrument with a rod, supposed to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. (noun)

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• "[Footnote: The paragrandine, or, as it is called in French, the paragrele, is a species of conductor by which it has been hoped to protect the harvests in countries particularly exposed to damage by hail."