What is another word for Caliver?

Pronunciation: [kˈalɪvə] (IPA)

Caliver is an old term used to describe a type of firearm commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is also known as a "calibre" or a "caliber." Some synonyms for caliver include arquebus, musket, and rifle. The term arquebus is a French word that also refers to a type of firearm used in the 15th and 16th centuries. A musket is a type of shoulder firearm that was commonly used by soldiers in the 18th and 19th centuries, while a rifle is a long, gun designed to be fired accurately at long ranges. While these terms are similar, they each refer to distinct types of firearms with different designs and intended uses.

What are the hypernyms for Caliver?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Caliver

They, perceiving us at our first coming on land, supposed us to have been their enemies the bordering Spaniards; and having, by their forerunners, descried what number we were, and how feeble and weak, without armour or weapon, they suddenly, according to their accustomed manner when they encounter with any people in warlike sort, raised a terrible and huge cry, and so came running fiercely upon us, shooting off their arrows as thick as hail, unto whose mercy we were constrained to yield, not having amongst us any kind of armour, nor yet weapon, saving one Caliver and two old rusty swords, whereby to make any resistance or to save ourselves; which, when they perceived that we sought not any other than favour and mercy at their hands, and that we were not their enemies the Spaniards, they had compassion on us, and came and caused us all to sit down.
"Voyager's Tales"
Richard Hakluyt
The Caliver was quite recently introduced.
"An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800"
Mary Frances Cusack

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