ETYMOLOGIES.
Cannon.—From the Latin word canna, signifying a tube or cane.
Howitzer.—From the German word haubitz, (derived from haube, top of a furnace), in French, obus, or obusier.
Carronade.—From Carron Ironworks, near Stirling, where it was invented in the year 1774.
Bombard.—From the Greek word bombos, or noise.
Bombardille.—A smaller kind of bombards.
Basilisk.—The name of a snake.
Culverin.—From the French couleuvrine, from couleuvre, a snake.
Saker.—From Saker, or Sacre, a bird of the falcon species.