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cannonry|ˈkænənrɪ|
[f. cannon n. + -ry: cf. musketry, gunnery.]
1. Discharge of cannon, cannonading.
1839–40W. Irving Wolfert's R. (1855) 157 Their columns were ripped up by cannonry. 1873Browning Red Cotton Night-Cap Country 114 Had not the dreadful cannonry drowned all.
2. Artillery, cannon collectively.
1851Mrs. Browning Casa Guidi W. 11, Long live the Duke!—how roared the cannonry!
3. nonce-use. Cannoneers as a force.
1866Ruskin Crown Wild Olive 210 You may have to call yourselves ‘Cannonry’ instead of chivalry. |