Definitions for demi-culverin

demi-culverin dem·i-cul·ver·in

Spelling: [dem-ee-kuhl-ver-in]
IPA: /ˌdɛm iˈkʌl vər ɪn/

Demi-Culverin is a 13 letter English word.

You can make 772 anagrams from letters in demi-culverin (-cdeeiilmnruv).

Definitions for demi-culverin

noun

  1. a culverin having a bore of about 4½ inches (11 cm) and firing a shot of about 10 pounds (5 kg).

Origin of demi-culverin

From the French word demi-coulevrine, dating back to 1580-90. See demi-, culverin

Examples for demi-culverin

A demi-culverin shot may reach the castle from the anchorage, and the castle is of no strength.

But Smith loaded a demi-culverin with stones and fired upon a great tree, icicle-hung.

Our demi-culverin is bigger, I'se warrant, than any gun she has aboard.

demi-culverin weigheth 3,000 lbs., and hath 4½ inches within the mouth.

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