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culverin

Syllabification: (cul·ver·in)
Pronunciation: /ˈkəlvərin/

Definition of culverin

noun

  • 1a 16th- or 17th- century cannon with a relatively long barrel for its bore, typically about 10 to 13 feet long.
  • 2a kind of handgun of the 15th and 16th centuries.

Origin:

late 15th century (culverin (sense 2)): from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre 'snake', based on Latin colubra

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