Culverin Definition

kŭlvər-ĭn
noun
A kind of medieval musket.
Webster's New World
A long, heavy cannon of the 15th-17th cent.
Webster's New World

A large cannon.

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Other Word Forms of Culverin

Noun

Singular:
culverin
Plural:
culverins

Origin of Culverin

  • Middle English from Old French coulevrine from couleuvre snake from Latin colubra feminine of coluber

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”).

    From Wiktionary

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