culverin


Definition: Meaning of, culverin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkʌlv(ə)rɪn /

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culverin culverins
  1. a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries
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  2. a medieval musket
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circa 1040-1080 according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur