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culverin |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Culverin \Cul"ver*in\ (k?l"v?r-?n), n.[F. coulevrine prop. fem. of couleuvrin like a serpent, fr couleuvre adder, fr L. coluber, colubra.] A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles. Trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. --Macaulay.
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