单词 | demi-cannon drake |
释义 | > as lemmasdemi-cannon drake b. attributive, as in demi-cannon cut, demi-cannon drake. (See cut n.2 31a, drake n.1 3.) ΚΠ 1642 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I The Walls..are singularly well fortified with Brass and Iron Guns, both Culverins and Demi-Cannon-Cuts. a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 165 She carries 16 pieces of ordinance..four whole culverin drakes, and four iron demi-cannon drakes. < as lemmas |
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