lombards

For centuries pawn shops -- known as "lombards" in Russia and eastern Europe -- have made loans to people secured against valuables, mainly jewellery.

timesofmalta.com 2008

For centuries pawn shops -- known as "lombards" in Russia and eastern Europe -- have made loans to people secured against valuables, mainly jewellery.

timesofmalta.com 2008

They carried everything from the fort save the fort itself and the two lombards.

1492, 1922

And when there was dragged forth, charged with powder and fired, one of the lombards taken from the Santa Maria, wider yet sprang the commotion.

1492, 1922

We built a tower and storehouse and wall of wood and we digged around all some kind of moat, and mounted three lombards.

1492, 1922

Columbus gave a little demonstration of bow-and-arrow shooting and the firing of lombards and muskets, all of which astonished and impressed the natives.

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 3 Filson Young 1907

On Tuesday, December 18th, the ships were all dressed in honour of a religious anniversary, and the cacique, hearing the firing of the lombards with which the festival was greeted, came down to the shore to see what was the matter.

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 3 Filson Young 1907

On Tuesday, December 18th, the ships were all dressed in honour of a religious anniversary, and the cacique, hearing the firing of the lombards with which the festival was greeted, came down to the shore to see what was the matter.

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Complete Filson Young 1907

Columbus was really concerned, and fired lombards and flew more signals of invitation; but there was no reply.

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 3 Filson Young 1907

King Guacanagari; he gave him another shirt, and also provided a demonstration of the effect of lombards by having one loaded, and firing at the old Santa Maria where she lay hove down on the sandbank.

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 3 Filson Young 1907