culverin
noun
cul·ver·in ˈkəl-və-rən 
: an early firearm:
a
: a rude musket
b
: a long cannon (such as an 18-pounder) of the 16th and 17th centuries
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Researchers recently found medieval cannonballs from culverins, an early form of cannon, that were most likely used by Vlad the Impaler, during his bloody battle in 1461 with the Ottoman Turks. 
Fox News, 5 Aug. 2019
Fox News, 5 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French couleuvrine, from couleuvre snake, from Latin colubra
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
culverin
noun
as in harquebus
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- harquebus
- musket
- matchlock
- smoothbore
- shotgun
- blunderbuss
- firelock
- flintlock
- arquebus
- breechloader
- fieldpiece
- pistol
- firearm
- handgun
- .22
- revolver
- small arm
- derringer
- carbine
- zip gun
- sidearm
- arm
- twenty-two
- rod
- semiautomatic
- .45
- gat
- machine gun
- roscoe
- submachine gun
- machine pistol
- heat
- six-gun
- six-shooter
- assault weapon
- tommy gun
- assault rifle
- piece
- automatic
- speargun
- forty-five
- self-loader
- repeater
- AK-47
