cohorn

noun

co·​horn

ˈkōˌhȯrn

variants or less commonly coehorn

ˈkōōˌ-,

ˈkōˌ-

plural -s

: a small bronze mortar that was mounted on a wooden block with handles and used for throwing light shells

Word History

Etymology

from earlier Coehorn mortar, partial translation of Dutch Coe-hoorn-mortier, after Baron Menno van Coehoorn †1704 Dutch engineer, its inventor

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