| culverin | (n) a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| culverin | (n) a medieval musket |
| Culverin | n. [ F. coulevrine, prop. fem. of couleuvrin like a serpent, fr. couleuvre adder, fr. L. coluber, colubra. ] A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles. [ 1913 Webster ] Trump, and drum, and roaring culverin. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |