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Caliver

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Cal´i`ver
n.1.An early form of hand gun, a variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore.
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Robert Golding desirous to understand what might be done at Shamakie, which is a daies journey from Backow, went thither, from whence returning, he was set on by theeves, and was shot into the knee with an arrow, who had verie hardly escaped with his life and goodes, but that by good hap he killed one of the theeves horses with his caliver, and shot a Turke thorow both cheeks with a dag.
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