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trun⋅nion

  [truhn-yuhn]
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–noun
1. either of the two cylindrical projections on a cannon, one on each side for supporting the cannon on its carriage.
2. any of various similar supports for machinery.
Origin:
1615–25; < F trognon trunk, stump, core (of fruit)

Related forms:
trunnioned, adjective
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trun·nion   (trŭn'yən)   
n.  A pin or gudgeon, especially either of two small cylindrical projections on a cannon forming an axis on which it pivots.

[French trognon, stump.]
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trunnion 
1625, "either of two round projections of a cannon," from Fr. trognon "core of fruit, stump, tree trunk," from M.Fr. troignon (14c.), probably, from L. truncus (see trunk).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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