English Explanatory Dictionary

Roaring Meg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend Londonderry during the siege of 1688-9.
  2. Any large or impressive thing.
  3. A kind of spinning top.

Word forms

Roaring Meg Roaring Megs
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