(a) Gunnery a moulding on the breech of a cannon between the base and the first reinforce; (b) Archaeology a projecting circular base; attributive…
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释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > raised band on cannon > on breech (6) base ring1626 (a) Gunnery a moulding on the breech of a cannon between the base and the first reinforce; (b) Archaeology a projecting circular base; attributive… carnouse1626 ‘The base-ring about the breech of a gun’ (Kersey). button1640 Gunnery. On a cannon: a ball-shaped knob at the end of the breech; = pommel, n.1 2e. Cf. cascabel, n. 1a. Now rare (historical in later use). button astragal1847 (on a cannon) a narrow, raised ring or moulding around the button (sense 2d). neck fillet1859 †(a) a fillet on the breech of a cannon, next to the neck of the cascabel (obsolete); (b) fillet of lamb taken from the neck (scrag end). frettage1882 The collection of rings thus employed. |
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