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Definition of culverin
: an early firearm:a : a rude musketb : a long cannon (such as an 18-pounder) of the 16th and 17th centuries
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Origin and Etymology of culverin
Middle English, from Middle French couleuvrine, from couleuvre snake, from Latin colubra
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