culverin — ozdic

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ADJ.

opposite

VERB + CULVERIN

discharged

PREP.

from, on

Definitions

noun

1

Any of a range of early gunpowder-fired guns of various sizes, from firearm to artillery.

2

Any of a range of early gunpowder-fired guns of various sizes, from firearm to artillery.

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.

This had been discharged from a culverin on the opposite side of the valley.

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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 wo

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02

This had been discharged from a culverin on the opposite side of the valley.

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