What is an early form of hand gun, variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore. [Obs.] Shak called?
caliver — An early form of hand gun, variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore. [Obs.] Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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