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cannon

can·non

UK/ˈkæn.ən/ US/ˈkænən/ common informal slang us
noun (6) verb (2)

noun

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heavy gun fired from a tank

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camp for training military recruits

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lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals

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6.

a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

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Origin

Attested from around 1400 as Middle English canon, canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na) (for more, see cane). Doublet of canyon. This spelling was not fixed until about 1800.

Phrases

  • calcium cannon
  • cannon ball
  • cannon bit
  • cannon bone
  • cannon box
  • cannon cocker
  • cannon cracker
  • cannon fodder

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