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  1. 1. pl. of Cannon Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A kind of type. See Canon. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. & v. See Carom. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. heavy gun fired from a tank Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. make a cannon Source: wordnet

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