CULVERIN

culverin. Culverin, n. a species of ordnance, a cannon

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Cul″ver‐in (k?l″v?r–?n), n. [[F. coulevrine, prop. fem. of couleuvrin like a serpent, fr. couleuvre adder, fr. L. coluber, colubra.]] A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles. Trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. Macaulay.