snake cannon (weapon) 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language French
lexeme 1 couleuvre
lexeme 2 couleuvrine
meaning 1 snake
direction
meaning 2 medieval cannon
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language French
lexeme 1 serpent
lexeme 2 serpentine
meaning 1 snake
direction
meaning 2 a type of elongated cannon of small calibre used in the 16th and 17th centuries
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Ant. de Conflans. Faits de la marine et navigaiges; Annal. de la Mar., juill., 1842 ds Jal 1848