whole culverin
now historical
noun
A large culverin, typically capable of firing projectiles weighing 18 pounds (approx. 8 kg).
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Raphael Holinshed (c1525–?1580), historian.
- desorber
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- De Soto
- de Soto, Hernando
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- de Spinoza, Baruch
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