culverin
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culverin
- /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/
Where it comes from
From Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). Doublet of colubrine.
noun culverins
- A kind of handgun.
- A large cannon. Let Sacars, Culuerings, and Cannons ſound / In honour of their bones, and rock the ground / With all your deafning terrors: for behold / The Balſum for your wounds, are rich mens gold, / Powder the world with wonder, and thus crie, / The Camel now may paſſe the needles eie.
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noun handgun
| Español | culebrina |
|---|---|
| Português | colubrina |
| Français | couleuvrine |
| Deutsch | Feldschlange, Kolubrine |
| Italiano | colubrina |
| Română | culevrină |
Talk about this word "culverin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/culverin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. culverin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/culverin "culverin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/culverin.Cite this
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