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 Definitions of culverin  [ˈkʌl vər ɪn]  

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Definition of 'culverin' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) culverin
a medieval form of musket.

2.  culverin
a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < MF coulevrine < L colubrīna, fem. of colubrīnuscolubrine)

Definition of 'culverin' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) culverin
a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries

2. (noun) culverin
a medieval musket


Definition of 'culverin' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) culverin
a long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles



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