Caliver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkalɪvə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Caliver is a noun meaning (historical) A type of light musket.
Meaning
(historical) A type of light musket.
Example Sentences
0, giue me the ſpare men, and ſpare me the great ones. Put me a Calyuer into VVarts hand, Bardolph.
That done, running out into the streets, with a crosse-bow in one hand, and a caliver [translating harquebouze] in the other, at two shoots, slew the two first Turks that came next to his gates[…].
Word Forms
- calivers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include culverin, saker, fusee, harquebus, ladle, barillet.
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