A gun carrying shot of a specified weight. Cf. six-pounder, n. 1, ten-pounder, n. 1, etc.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > guns by weight of shot (19) pounder1647 A gun carrying shot of a specified weight. Cf. six-pounder, n. 1, ten-pounder, n. 1, etc. pound1759 = pounder, n.4 1a. Obsolete. rare. long twelve1781 A relatively long-barrelled gun for firing twelve-pound shells, formerly in naval use. Now historical. Subcategories:— of specific weight of shot (16) |
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