n. [ Corrupted fr. caliber. ] An early form of hand gun, a variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Corrupted from caliber. ] An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also
Caliper square,
Vernier calipers.
n. pl. [ Corrupted from caliber. ] An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also
Caliper square,
Vernier calipers.