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bas'tard cul'verin



Mil.
a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 lb. (11 and 17.6 kg). Also called bastard.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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