Obs.–1 [ad. obs. F. *volgere, vulgere, var. of voglaire, veuglaire, etc.: see Godefroy s.v. vouglaire and cf. FOWLER 3.] A species of ordnance, longer and less powerful than the bombard.
a. 1548. Hall, Chron., Hen. VIII., 121. The ordinaunce of bombardes, curtawes, and demy curtaux, slinges, canons, volgers and other ordinaunce.
