demiculverin en · NOUN
Etymology
From demi- + culverin.
Meanings
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(historical) A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and smaller than a culverin.
It made such a thunderous noise that anyone would have sworn blind they were great siege guns or demi-culverins [translating halbe Carthaunen].
1999, Mike Mitchell, translating HJC von Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, III.10, Dedalus 2016, p. 230
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demiculverins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |