demi-cannon

dem·i-can·non

[dem-ee-kan-uhn]
noun
a large cannon of the 16th century, having a bore of about 6½ inches (17 cm) and firing a shot of from 30 to 36 pounds (14 to 16 kg).

Origin:
1550–60; < Middle French; see demi-, cannon

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