Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Percuótere, v. a. (pass. percos-si, -se, -sero, part. -so, &c.)
1. to beat, to strike, to smite;2. to reflect or beat back; 3. to meet, to meet with, to find; 4. to sound. — gli occhi in alcuna cosa, to turn the eyes to any thing; 5. to kill; 6. to fight, come to blows. — in una secca, (naut. t.) to run aground or on shore.
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