caliver

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈkalɪvə/(UK)

Definition of caliver

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)A type of light musket.

“0, giue me the ſpare men, and ſpare me the great ones. Put me a Calyuer into VVarts hand, Bardolph.”
“That done, running out into the streets, with a crosse-bow in one hand, and a caliver [translating harquebouze] in the other, at two shoots, slew the two first Turks that came next to his gates[…].”

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noun

(historical)A type of light musket.

“0, giue me the ſpare men, and ſpare me the great ones. Put me a Calyuer into VVarts hand, Bardolph.”
“That done, running out into the streets, with a crosse-bow in one hand, and a caliver [translating harquebouze] in the other, at two shoots, slew the two first Turks that came next to his gates[…].”

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Variant of calibre.

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