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A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.

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  1. n. A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.
  2. n. A bombardment.
  3. n. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer.
  4. n. Padded breeches.
  5. n. See Bombardo.
  6. v. t. To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.
  7. n. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
  8. v. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
  9. v. throw bombs at or attack with bombs
  10. v. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
  11. v. direct high energy particles or radiation against