culverin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (snake) (or from Latin colubrīnus), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (snake). Doublet of colubrine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/

Noun

culverin (plural culverins)

  1. A kind of handgun.
  2. A large cannon.

Translations


Dutch

Etymology

Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (snake), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (snake).

Noun

culverin f (plural culverinnen, diminutive culverinnetje n)

  1. culverin, a kind of handgun
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