cannonryn.

Brit.

/ˈkanənri/, U.S.

/ˈkænənri/

Forms: see cannon n.¹ and -ry suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cannon n.¹, -ry suffix.

Etymology: < cannon n.¹ + -ry suffix, after e.g. gunnery n.Compare Middle French canonnerie discharge of cannon (1549), art of using cannons (end of the 16th cent.; French canonnerie, now only in sense ‘place where cannons are manufactured’ (first half of the 19th cent.)), Spanish cañonería discharge of cannon (early 17th cent.), cannon collectively (first half of the 18th cent.).

Now chiefly historical.

1. Discharge of cannon; cannonading.In later use perhaps merging with sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [noun] > discharge of artillery

cannon shot1567

cannonrya1583

cannoning1583

girding?c1600

cannoneering1699

playing1711

ball-firing1783

a1583 H. Gilbert Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) 4 And shall once every moneth practize Canonrie.

1807 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 6 84/1 Every foreign flag is repulsed from the port by cannonry.

1840 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost (1855) 210 Their columns were ripped up by cannonry.

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country ii. 114 Had not the dreadful cannonry drowned all.

1934 Bks. Abroad 8 341 Then..comes the War, and the cannonry of the Austrian invader, wrecking alike patrician villas, peasant huts, human lives and dreams of avarice.

2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Trav. section) 7 Abrupt inflation, Mini Mokes and a clifftop bastion flattened by Nelson's cannonry—features synonymous with holiday islands the world over.

2. Heavy artillery, cannon collectively.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > collectively

ordnancea1450

artillery1509

cannonry1591

enginery1667

arty1815

1591 G. Clayton Approoued Order Martiall Discipline i. 6 The Master of the Ordenance, ought to be a man expert and skillfull in all pointes of Cannonry, also in those artes which to that office belongeth.

1628 S. Jerome Haughty Heart Humbled 20 The enemies Cannonry planted on the hill, and wee exposed in the vaile below.

1814 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 2 Nov. And Atlas like, brave Brown there shone, where fiercest rolls the cannonry.

1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows ii. x. 102 Long live the Duke!—How roared the cannonry.

1913 Advocate Peace 75 178/2 The air is blackened with rifle smoke; the roar of cannonry deafens us.

1988 R. Turnbull Fisher's World: Canada 102 Fort Henry is a museum of 19th century military life, complete with summertime drills and cannonry.

2016 BBC Monitoring Kiev Unit (Nexis) 22 Apr. Judging by the photos, cannonry was transported to the town by train and military vehicles were removed.

†3. Cannoneers as a force. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1866 J. Ruskin Crown Wild Olive 210 You may have to call yourselves ‘Cannonry’ instead of chivalry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cannonry
释义	cannonryn. Brit. /ˈkanənri/, U.S. /ˈkænənri/ Forms: see cannon n.¹ and -ry suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cannon n.¹, -ry suffix. Etymology: < cannon n.¹ + -ry suffix, after e.g. gunnery n.Compare Middle French canonnerie discharge of cannon (1549), art of using cannons (end of the 16th cent.; French canonnerie, now only in sense ‘place where cannons are manufactured’ (first half of the 19th cent.)), Spanish cañonería discharge of cannon (early 17th cent.), cannon collectively (first half of the 18th cent.). Now chiefly historical. 1. Discharge of cannon; cannonading.In later use perhaps merging with sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [noun] > discharge of artillery cannon shot1567 cannonrya1583 cannoning1583 girding?c1600 cannoneering1699 playing1711 ball-firing1783 a1583 H. Gilbert Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) 4 And shall once every moneth practize Canonrie. 1807 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 6 84/1 Every foreign flag is repulsed from the port by cannonry. 1840 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost (1855) 210 Their columns were ripped up by cannonry. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country ii. 114 Had not the dreadful cannonry drowned all. 1934 Bks. Abroad 8 341 Then..comes the War, and the cannonry of the Austrian invader, wrecking alike patrician villas, peasant huts, human lives and dreams of avarice. 2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Trav. section) 7 Abrupt inflation, Mini Mokes and a clifftop bastion flattened by Nelson's cannonry—features synonymous with holiday islands the world over. 2. Heavy artillery, cannon collectively. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > collectively ordnancea1450 artillery1509 cannonry1591 enginery1667 arty1815 1591 G. Clayton Approoued Order Martiall Discipline i. 6 The Master of the Ordenance, ought to be a man expert and skillfull in all pointes of Cannonry, also in those artes which to that office belongeth. 1628 S. Jerome Haughty Heart Humbled 20 The enemies Cannonry planted on the hill, and wee exposed in the vaile below. 1814 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 2 Nov. And Atlas like, brave Brown there shone, where fiercest rolls the cannonry. 1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows ii. x. 102 Long live the Duke!—How roared the cannonry. 1913 Advocate Peace 75 178/2 The air is blackened with rifle smoke; the roar of cannonry deafens us. 1988 R. Turnbull Fisher's World: Canada 102 Fort Henry is a museum of 19th century military life, complete with summertime drills and cannonry. 2016 BBC Monitoring Kiev Unit (Nexis) 22 Apr. Judging by the photos, cannonry was transported to the town by train and military vehicles were removed. †3. Cannoneers as a force. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1866 J. Ruskin Crown Wild Olive 210 You may have to call yourselves ‘Cannonry’ instead of chivalry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1583
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