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stern chaser
stern chaser
noun
a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
Origin:
1805–15
1805–15
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Stern chaser
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| stern chaser | |
noun | |
| a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase |
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