demi-culverin

American  

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

Or demiculverin

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of demi-culverin

From the French word demi-coulevrine, dating back to 1580–90; see origin at demi-, culverin

Example Sentences

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demi-culverin

In his time the 12-pounder was the heaviest gun classed as mobile, and the “feildpeece” par excellence was the 9-pounder or demi-culverin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

With their assistance he slung the demi-culverin by its pomelion, and the men above hoisted it to the deck; the carriage followed, then its ammunition, and Amos set about mounting it.

From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Strang, Herbert

Now six of these, small demi-culverin, had just been removed from the breastwork and hauled to safety inland at first word of the invasion.

From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas

The facility would have been defenseless had not six of the Dutch demi-culverin been hauled out of the fort and hidden in a palm grove up the hill just prior to the attack.

From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas

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

From Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings by Johnston, Mary