An old name for a gun of 7-inches bore.
·noun A kind of ancient cannon. II. Serpentine ·vi To <<Serpentize>>. III. Serpentine ·adj Resembl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·pl of Cannon. II. Cannon ·add. ·vi To discharge cannon. III. Cannon ·noun A kind of type. ·see <<...
The well-known piece of artillery, mounted in battery on board or on shore, and made either of brass...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An old term for a peculiar granulated gunpowder. ...
·- ·see Canon Bone. ...
North out of St. Paul's Churchyard, at No. 64, to Paternoster Row (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
At the south end of White Lyon Court, north of Barbican, at the western boundary of Cripplegate Ward...
East from St. Paul's Churchyard to King William Street, London Bridge (P.O. Directory). In Candlewic...
An ancient piece of ordnance used in ships of war for throwing stone shot. ...
A piece of ordnance with a 6-inch bore which carried a 24-lb. ball. ...
Introduced by Captain Blakely, Sir W. Armstrong, and others. ...
A 60-pounder of eight and a half inches bore. (See carthoun.) ...
An ancient name for a gun carrying a ball of 33 pounds weight, with a length of from 12 to 14 feet, ...
On the south side of Cannon Street at No. 110 (P.O. Directory), between Martin's Lane and Lawrence P...
On the south side of Cannon Street at Dowgate Hill, extending south to the Thames (P.O. Directory), ...
See Cannon Street. ...
Out of Cannon Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...
In Cannon Street, by Budge Row, at Walbrook End (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps....
The after-end, next the vent or touch-hole. It is the most massive part of a gun; strictly speaking,...
See Black Swan Court. ...