Culverin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Trump, and drum, and roaring culverin.   --Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  culverin
       n 1: a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th
            centuries
       2: a medieval musket