English Explanatory Dictionary

organ gun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔːɡ(ə)n ˈɡʌn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-organ gun.wav /ˌɔɹɡ(ə)n ˈɡʌn/

Word forms

organ gun organ guns

Etymology

From organ + gun. The multiple barrels of the device were thought to resemble the pipes of a pipe organ.

Synonyms

infernal machine mitrailleur rabauld ribauldequin ribaudkin ribault
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