- (n.&v.) See Carom.
- (n.) A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.
- (pl.) of Cannon.
- (n.) A kind of type. See Canon.
- (n.) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- (v.i.) To discharge cannon.
- (v.i.) To collide or strike violently, especially so as to glance off or rebound; to strike and rebound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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