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cannon (ˈkænən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nons, -non | |
| 1. | an automatic aircraft gun of large calibre |
| 2. | history a heavy artillery piece consisting of a metal tube mounted on a carriage |
| 3. | a heavy tube or drum, esp one that can rotate freely on the shaft by which it is supported |
| 4. | the metal loop at the top of a bell, from which it is suspended |
| 5. | See cannon bone |
| 6. | billiards |
| a. a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another | |
| b. Usual US and Canadian word: carom the points scored by this | |
| 7. | a rebound or bouncing back, as of a ball off a wall |
| 8. | either of the two parts of a vambrace |
| —vb (often foll by into) | |
| 9. | to collide (with) |
| 10. | short for cannonade |
| 11. | (intr) billiards to make a cannon |
| [C16: from Old French canon, from Italian cannone cannon, large tube, from canna tube, | |
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Joe cannon
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
cannon
c.1400, "tube for projectiles," from O.Fr. canon (14c.), from It. cannone "large tube," augmentive of L. canna "reed, tube" (see cane). Cannon fodder (1891) translates Ger. kanonenfutter (cf. Shakespeare's food for powder in "I Hen. IV"). Spelling not differentiated from canon
till c.1800. Cannon ball is from 1660s.
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Cannon  (kān'ən) Pronunciation Key
American astronomer noted for her work on classifying stellar spectra. Cannon classified the spectra of 225,300 stars brighter than magnitude 8.5, as well as 130,000 fainter stars. |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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