e/Wall gun

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has gloss	eng: Wall guns were large caliber smooth-bore muskets that were used in the 16th through 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops. They were too heavy to be fired from the shoulder and so were usually rested on window ledges or low walls, hence the name. They were also known as Hackbuts, a name originally given to early medieval hand cannon. Many were fitted with a barrel hook to absorb shock. Some of these weapons had multiple barrels which enabled volleys to be fired much faster than a normal single shot wall gun.
lexicalization	eng: wall gun
instance of	(noun) a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen musket

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