Associations to the word «Culverin»

Wiktionary

CULVERIN, noun. A kind of handgun.
CULVERIN, noun. A large cannon.

Dictionary definition

CULVERIN, noun. A heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
CULVERIN, noun. A medieval musket.

Wise words

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