In this fort there were thirteen pieces of artillery, one being a brass demi-culverine, the others sackers and minions.
"A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII."
Robert Kerr
Must we deny it to the great, the brave, the noble; to the sackers of towns, the plunderers of provinces, and the conquerors of kingdoms!
"The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great"
Henry Fielding
The sackers looked up in surprise.
"The Blazed Trail"
Stewart Edward White