bersis

[O. Fr. barce, berche.] A kind of cannon formerly used at sea, resembling the faucon, but shorter and of a larger calibre. "Mak reddy your cannons pasuolans, bersis , doggis, doubil bersis , hagbut is of croche, half haggis, culuerenis ande hail schot."- Complaint of Scot ., p. 64. ber'-stěl, s. [BRISTLE.]