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Etymology
From colobra + -ina.
Pronunciation
Noun
colobrina f (plural colobrines)
- culverin
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.loˈbri.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: co‧lo‧brì‧na
Noun
colobrina f (plural colobrine)
- 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