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
Noun
culverin (plural culverins)
Derived terms
Translations
handgun
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cannon
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Dutch
Etymology
Old French coulevrine, from couleuvre (“snake”), ultimately from Latin colubra, coluber (“snake”).
Noun
culverin f (plural culverinnen, diminutive culverinnetje n)
- culverin, a kind of handgun
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