coehorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles, and light enough to be carried short distances by two people.

Word forms

coehorn coehorns

Etymology

From the name of its inventor, Baron Coehorn.

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