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Webster 1913 Edition


Demicannon

Dem′i-can′non

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Noun.
(Mil. Antiq.)
A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to thirty-six pounds.
Shak.

Definition 2024


demicannon

demicannon

English

Noun

demicannon (plural demicannons or demicannon)

  1. A medium-sized cannon, slightly larger than a culverin and smaller than a standard cannon.
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