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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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