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Definition of Coehorn
1. n. A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.
Definition of Coehorn
1. Noun. (military historical) A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two people. ¹
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Definition of Coehorn
1. an old, small mortar for throwing grenades [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coehorn
Literary usage of Coehorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Artificial Fireworks: Improved to the Modern Practice, from the Minutest to by Robert Jones, John Muller (1776)
"... i oz. drove or rolled ikrs, as many as will nearly fill the (hell. coehorn Balloon
of Serpents. oz. ..."