Hypertext Webster Gateway: "culverin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Culverin \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.
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