coehorn

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncoehorn (plural coehorns)

plural coehorns

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

Origin

From the name of its inventor, Baron Coehorn.

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APA

coehorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coehorn

MLA

“coehorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coehorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coehorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coehorn.

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