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culverin

cul·ver·in [ kúlvərin ] (plural cul·ver·ins)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. heavy cannon: a long-range cannon used between the 15th and 17th centuries

2. medieval musket: a musket used in the 15th and 16th centuries

[15th century. < French coulevrine< couleuvre "snake" < Latin colubra]
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