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noun
A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed twelve pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
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Broader terms: cannon, gun, artillery
noun
A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.
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Broader terms: shot, ball, ammunition
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