Obs. [ad. Sp. cebratana, cerbatana of same meaning, app. ad. Arab. (and Pers.) zabaṭāna, sabaṭāna blowing tube for shooting birds (for which Piedro de Alcala has zarbatāna, Dozy); also found in Pg. sarabatana, It. cerbottana, Fr. sarbatane, sarbacane.]
A blow-pipe for shooting with.
1671. in Skinner, II. [who says it occurs only in a Dict.].
1708–20. Kersey, Cebratan, a Trunk to shoot at Birds with Clay-pellets.
1775. in Ash.
