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houfnice
Czech · medieval
"a catapult, a type of cannon"
meaning "a catapult" or "sling", later applied to cannons
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Haubitze
German · 1600s
"a short-barreled cannon"
adopted for a short cannon firing at a high angle
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howitzer
English · 1700s
"a short cannon that fires shells in a high arc"
adopted directly from German
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