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Definition of Culverins
1. culverin [n] - See also: culverin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Culverins
Literary usage of Culverins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of Richard Cocks, Cape-merchant in the English Factory in Japan, 1615 by Richard Cocks, Edward Maunde Thompson (1883)
"... and at their retorne ashore had 3 culverins shot afe for a farewell. Many Japons
and Chinas took notis thereof and could not chuse but laugh. ..."
2. Elements of Military Art and History: Comprising the History and Tactics of by Edouard La Barre Duparcq, Nicolas Edouard Delabarre-Duparcq, George Washington Cullum (1863)
"The Swiss battalion was compared to a forest of thorns ; it was often called the
hedgehog. From the year 1386, the Swiss made use of culverins (a kind of ..."
3. Papers Relating to the Navy During the Spanish War, 1585-1587 by Julian Stafford Corbett (1898)
"And for the Aid: culverins of brass four, weighing 141 cwt. 2 qrs. ... Round shot:
for culverin 90, for demi-culverins 8q; sacre shot 328, minion shot 140, ..."
4. History of the Campaigns of Count Alexander Suworow Rymnikski, Field-marshal by Frederic Anthing (1799)
"... of a great calibre, culverins, mortars, and howitzers. • There were alfo many
large ... culverins ..."
5. Drake and the Tudor Navy: With a History of the Rise of England as a by Julian Stafford Corbett (1898)
"... at the trunnions, f calibre ; at the muzzle £ calibre, and the class included
all sizes of Cannons, all sizes of culverins, as well as Sakers, Falcons, ..."
6. History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1880)
"Formerly, in a moment of irritation, he had ordered four large culverins to be
cast at the expense of the Church in order to besiege the seigniory of Viry, ..."
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