Caliver

Word CALIVER
Character 7
Hyphenation cal i ver
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Which most discourteous act seemed at first likely to be somewhat heavily avenged on Amyas; for as he spoke, a couple of caliver-shots, fired from under the poop, passed “ping” “ping” by his ears, and Cary clapped his hand to his side. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Presently a wreath of white smoke curled up from the swamp, and then the report of a caliver. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Both parties obeyed the order; Amyas dropped down behind the stockade in time to let a caliver bullet whistle over his head; and the Spaniards recoiled as the narrow face of the stockade burst into one blaze of musketry and swivels, raking their long array from front to rear. ❋ Unknown (2007)

No. Over his head the caliver-balls went screeching. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Right as I'm working out stock measurements, the door bell rings and the caliver barrel arrives. ❋ Roland (2005)

The devil take the caliver that fired the ball, for a blither lad never filled a cup at midnight! ❋ Unknown (2004)

There was the shaggy creature, which might have been fallow under Urth's sun, streaked with black yet still skipping with frantic energy; even as I saw him, Sidero's caliver blotched him more. ❋ Wolfe, Gene (1987)

Purn appeared and fired his caliver, swinging it like a fowling piece. ❋ Wolfe, Gene (1987)

Other muskets, like the caliver, were light, and could be fired without the use of a support. ❋ J. Paul Hudson (N/A)

They kept themselves upon their oars at caliver-shot distance, spending powder apace; as we did some two or three hours. ❋ Philip [Editor] Nichols (N/A)

Our artillery lost its value, and we met them with fusil and caliver. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

One of them, stung by his Captain's curses, "would have killed the Captaine" there and then, with his caliver, [2] or sailor's knife. ❋ John Masefield (1922)

They lay on their oars "at caliver-shot distance," and opened a smart musketry fire, "spending powder apace," without pausing, for two or three hours. ❋ John Masefield (1922)

Ever and anon would come the faint crack of caliver or petronel from her high poop, and the thunder of her stern-chase guns. ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)

"Gi'e mea shot at the rogue!" and the muzzle of a caliver was thrust into my face, only to be dashed aside as Adam sprang before me. ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)

Came a puff of smoke, the sharp crack of a caliver, and one of the officers beside Don Miguel threw up his hands and, twisting on his heels, fell clashing in his armour. ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)

"Hold off!" says he, whereupon they shrank back from me, one and all, before his levelled pistol, and there came a moment's silence wherein I heard Godby utter a gasp, and letting fall the caliver he stared at me a-gape. ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)

I press me none but good householders, yeomen’s sons; inquire me out contracted bachelors, such as had been asked twice on the banns; such a commodity of warm slaves, as had as lief hear the devil as a drum; such as fear the report of a caliver worse than a struck fowl or a hurt wild-duck. ❋ Unknown (1914)

Thereupon every man shifted as they might for the time: and heaving their planks overboard, took them such poor weapons as they had: viz., a broken pointed rapier, one old visgee, and a rusty caliver: JOHN DRAKE took the rapier, and made a gauntlet of his pillow, RICHARD ALLEN the visgee, both standing at the head of the pinnace, called Eion. ❋ Unknown (1909)

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