A large mounted weapon that fires heavy projectiles. Cannon include guns, howitzers, and mortars.
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A round bit for a horse.
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Chiefly British A carom made in billiards.
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The loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung.
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Zoology The section of the lower leg in some hoofed mammals between the hock or knee and the fetlock, containing the cannon bone.
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biographical name
Joseph Gurney 1836–1926 Am. polit.
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verb-transitive
Chiefly British To cause to carom in billiards.
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To bombard with cannon.
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verb-intransitive
Chiefly British To make a carom in billiards.
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To fire cannon.
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verb
To discharge cannon.
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