cohorn
noun
co·horn
ˈkōˌhȯrn
variants or less commonly coehorn
ˈkōōˌ-,
ˈkōˌ-
plural -s
: a small bronze mortar that was mounted on a wooden block with handles and used for throwing light shells
Word History
Etymology
from earlier Coehorn mortar, partial translation of Dutch Coe-hoorn-mortier, after Baron Menno van Coehoorn †1704 Dutch engineer, its inventor