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Definition of Cohorn
1. n. See Coehorn.
Definition of Cohorn
1. Noun. (alternative form of coehorn) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cohorn
1. an old, small mortar for throwing grenades [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cohorn
Literary usage of Cohorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... cohorn, who comanded at that post, followed the blow, and pursued the enemy
with that ... cohorn ..."
2. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1899)
"timony received ; for he stated that the person so seen by him rode off and met
two men, whom he took to be Emmet cohorn and George Stubblefield, ..."
3. Letters from Head-quarters: Or, The Realities of the War in the Crimea by Somerset John Gough Calthorpe (1856)
"... French and Russians — French capture ambuscades and nine cohorn mortars —•
Suspension of arms — Severe loss on both Bides — Expedition returns — Council ..."
4. The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical by Alexander Chalmers (1813)
"We have a treatise by cohorn, in Dutch, on the new method of fortifying places.
... acknowledges the superior merit of cohorn, who was undoubtedly, he says, ..."
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