Definitions for culverins

culverins cul·ver·in

Spelling: [kuhl-ver-in]
IPA: /ˈkʌl vər ɪn/

Culverins is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 430 anagrams from letters in culverins (ceilnrsuv).

Definitions for culverins

noun

  1. medieval form of musket.
  2. a kind of heavy cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Origin of culverins

1400-50; late Middle English Middle French coulevrine Latin colubrīna, feminine of colubrīnus colubrine

Examples for culverins

Then he signalled to the mate to fire the culverin of which he had charge.

Besides, the culverin of Maison-Forte had, as we have seen, killed four of the galley-slaves.

Most of the guns were probably of culverin length: 30- to 32-caliber.

Like many gun names, the word "culverin" has a metaphorical meaning.

And when he loaded his rifle—a sort of culverin or wall-piece, which no one but himself knew how to manage—gracious powers!

Dear Lady culverin, the verses are quite, quite beautiful; it was only the way they were read.

So much is Don Zuniga, her father, that he does not know a semibreve from a culverin!

They had been obliged to abandon the culverin they had seized.

Consider the feelings of the culverin footman at the other end!

For instance, in dealing with culverin (p. 38), I connect Fr.

Word Value for culverins
Scrable

13

Words with friends

18

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