small cannon carried on the back of a camel
• (n.) A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East.
Zum·boo'ruk noun [ Turk. & Arabic zambūrak , from Arabic zambūr a hornet.] (Mil.) A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East.