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culverin

cul·ve·rin

UK/ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries

2.

Origin

From Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”). Doublet of colubrine.

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