A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu
of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a
taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in
withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the
action of replevin (sometimes called a writ...