† serpitantn.
Obsolete.
= serpentine n. 2.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > large or long pieces
serpentinec1450
culverin1515
headstick1516
slang1521
sling1547
basilisk1549
basilc1565
Roaring Meg1575
serpitanta1578
whole culverin1577
cannon1587
whole-cannon1589
cannon pedro1625
royal mortar1761
Long Tom1812
serpent1830
twelve-incher1909
Big Bertha1914
big boy1917
Lizzie1925
a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 251 Serpitantis and doubill doggis witht hagbut and cullvering.
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