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CULVERIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medieval musket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("culverin" is a kind of...):
musket (a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("culverin" is a kind of...):
cannon (a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
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