colobrina

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From colobra + -ina.

Pronunciation

Noun

colobrina f (plural colobrines)

  1. culverin

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.loˈbri.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: co‧lo‧brì‧na

Noun

colobrina f (plural colobrine)

  1. Alternative form of colubrina (culverin)
    • 1554, Niccolò Tartaglia, “Libro primo - Quesito undecimo [First Book - Eleventh question]”, in Quesiti et inventioni diverse:
      Colobrina da lire. 14. di longhezza piedi. 8. e meggio, vol di metallo lire. 2233. et per condurla buovi para.
      An 8½-feet-long 14-pound culverin needs 2233 pounds of metal, and prepare oxen to move it.
    • 1784, Carlo Fea, Dissertazione sulle rovine di Roma, page 408, collected in Storia delle arti del disegno presso gli antichi - Tomo terzo:
      ne furono fatti 110. pezzi d’artiglieria fra colobrine, cannoni, falconi, falconetti, petardi, ed altri strumenti
      110 pieces of artillery were made from that, including culverins, cannons, falcons, falconets, and other instruments
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