Definition for HOW'ITZ, or HOW'ITZ-ER

HOW'ITZ, or HOW'ITZ-ER, n. [Sp. hobus; G. haubitze.]

A kind of mortar or short gun, mounted on a field carriage, and used for throwing shells. The difference between a mortar and a howitz is, that the trunnions of a mortar are at the end, but those of a howitz are at the middle. Encyc.

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