culverin

cul·ver·in

C0801700 (kŭl′vər-ĭn)n.1. An early, crudely made musket.2. A long heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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[Middle English, from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, snake, from Latin colubra, feminine of coluber.]

culverin

(ˈkʌlvərɪn) n1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a long-range medium to heavy cannon used during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a medieval musket[C15: from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre, from Latin coluber serpent]

cul•ver•in

(ˈkʌl vər ɪn)

n. 1. a medieval form of musket. 2. a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French coulevrine < Latin colubrīna, feminine of colubrīnus colubrine]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	culverin - a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuriescannon - a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
	2.	culverin - a medieval musketmusket - a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen