cannon : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
  cannonball; round shot.
  

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• strictly, a round solid missile of stone or iron made to be fired from a cannon, but now often applied to a missile of any shape, whether solid or hollow, made for cannon. Elongated and cylindrical missiles are sometimes called bolts; hollow ones charged with explosives are properly called shells.

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• noun greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
  

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Can"non bone

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1. (Anat.) See Canon Bone.

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• a cannon ball . Obs.

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• noun a large firecracker
  

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• a fire cracker of large size.

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• noun fire delivered by artillery
  artillery fire.
  

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• noun soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
  fodder; fresh fish.
  

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• a device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer.

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• . See Gun Metal.

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• the pinion on the minute hand arbor of a watch or clock, which drives the hand but permits it to be moved in setting.

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• impenetrable by cannon balls.

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• . (a) A cannon ball. (b) The range of a cannon.

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• a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry; now called an apron.

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• the cascabel or knob at the breech.

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• noun a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous
  

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• noun cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm
  vambrace.
  

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• noun cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm
  rerebrace.
  

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• noun a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
  watercannon.
  

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