twelve-pounder
twelve-pounder · twelve-pounders
A cannon of a certain bore size that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed…A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed twelve pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
Meaning
2 sensesA cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed twelve pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.
Forms
plural: twelve-pounders| Singular | twelve-pounder |
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