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culvering

culvering is the alternative form of culverin.

Meaning of culverin

Noun

culverin (plural culverins)

  1. (historical) A kind of handgun.
  2. (historical) A large cannon.
    • Let Sacars, Culuerings, and Cannons ſound / In honour of their bones, and rock the ground / With all your deafning terrors: for behold / The Balſum for your wounds, are rich mens gold, / Powder the world with wonder, and thus crie, / The Camel now may paſſe the needles eie.1616, M. Robert Anton, “The Philosophers fovrth Satyr of Mars”, in The Philosophers Satyrs, London: Printed by T[homas] C[reede] and B[ernard] A[lsop] for Roger Iackſon, page 36

Forms of culvering

pluralculverings

Questions about culvering

What is culvering the alternative form of?
Culvering is the alternative form of culverin.

Words near culvering in the dictionary

  1. culverhouse
  2. culverhouses
  3. culverin
  4. culverineer
  5. culverineers
  6. culvering
  7. culverings
  8. culverins
  9. culverkey
  10. culverkeys
  11. culvers

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