English Explanatory Dictionary

hand cannon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.
  2. A very large handgun, often impractically so.

Word forms

hand cannon hand cannons handcannon

Etymology

From hand + cannon.

Synonyms

gonne handgonne
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