DEMI-CULVERIN


Meaning of DEMI-CULVERIN in English

/dem'ee kul"veuhr in/ , n.

a culverin having a bore of about 4 1 / 2 in. (11 cm) and firing a shot of about 10 lb. (5 kg).

Also, demiculverin .

[ 1580-90; demi-coulevrine. See DEMI-, CULVERIN ]

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