Definitions for caliver
caliv·er

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calivernoun

   A type of light musket.

2. Etymology: Variant of calibre.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calivernoun

   A handgun; a harquebuse; an old musket.

   Etymology: from caliber.

   Come, manage me your caliver. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caliver

   An arquebus ( AR-k(w)ib-əs) is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire during the 15th century. An infantryman armed with an arquebus is called an arquebusier. Although the term arquebus, derived from the Dutch word Haakbus ("hook gun"), was applied to many different forms of firearms from the 15th to 17th centuries, it originally referred to "a hand-gun with a hook-like projection or lug on its under surface, useful for steadying it against battlements or other objects when firing". These "hook guns" were in their earliest forms of defensive weapons mounted on German city walls in the early 15th century. The addition of a shoulder stock, priming pan, and matchlock mechanism in the late 15th century turned the arquebus into a handheld firearm and also the first firearm equipped with a trigger. The exact dating of the matchlock's appearance is disputed. It could have appeared in the Ottoman Empire as early as 1465 and in Europe a little before 1475. The heavy arquebus, which was then called a musket, was developed to better penetrate plate armor and appeared in Europe around 1521. Heavy arquebuses mounted on wagons were called arquebus à croc. These carried a lead ball of about 3.5 ounces (100 g).A standardized arquebus, the caliver, was introduced in the latter half of the 16th century. The name "caliver" is an English derivation from the French calibre – a reference to the gun's standardized bore. The caliver allowed troops to load bullets faster since they fit their guns more easily, whereas before soldiers often had to modify their bullets into suitable fits, or were even forced to make their own prior to battle. The matchlock arquebus is considered the forerunner to the flintlock musket.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Calivernoun

   an early form of hand gun, variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore

2. Etymology: [Corrupted fr. caliber.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caliver

   kal′i-vėr, n. (Shak.) a kind of light musket. [Same as Calibre.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caliver

   A hand-gun or arquebuss; probably the old name of the matchlock or carabine, precursors of the modern fire-lock, or Enfield rifle. (See CALABASS.)

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caliver

   A hand-gun or arquebuse; probably the old name for the match-lock or carabine.

Anagrams for caliver »

1. caviler

2. clavier

3. valeric

4. velaric

5. claiver

How to pronounce caliver?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caliver in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caliver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caliver
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=caliver
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliver
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caliver
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=caliver
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=caliver
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html