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culverin
[ kuhl-ver-in ]
noun
- medieval form of musket.
- a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
culverin
/ ˈkʌlvərɪn /
noun
- a long-range medium to heavy cannon used during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries
- a medieval musket
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of culverin1
C15: from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, from Latin coluber serpent
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Example Sentences
He had in his charge a huge culverin which inflicted great damage on the English.
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At one single volley Maître Jean's culverin overthrew the palisade.
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You will also, Leroux, mount a culverin on the platform of the mirador, whence we shall command the course of the Gila.
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And I don't know this Lady Culverin—never met her in my life!
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Bertie (plaintively, after Lady Culverin has left the room).
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