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bastard culverin

noun

, Military.
  1. a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kilograms).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bastard culverin1

First recorded in 1540–50

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