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twelve-pounder

noun

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  1. A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that…

    A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed twelve pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.

  2. A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.

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