Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cannon carrying a ball of the weight of 4 pounds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a cannon that throws a 4-pound shot.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds
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Examples
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“What do you want, sir?” asked Godeschal, swallowing as he spoke a mouthful of bread big enough to charge a four-pounder, flourishing his knife and crossing his legs, throwing up one foot in the air to the level of his eyes.
Le Colonel Chabert 2007
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“What do you want, sir?” asked Godeschal, swallowing as he spoke a mouthful of bread big enough to charge a four-pounder, flourishing his knife and crossing his legs, throwing up one foot in the air to the level of his eyes.
Le Colonel Chabert 2007
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Everyone was told to take home several boxes and Zach took a gigantic four-pounder in gold gift wrap that was embossed “The Gift of Elegance”.
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Everyone was told to take home several boxes and Zach took a gigantic four-pounder in gold gift wrap that was embossed “The Gift of Elegance”.
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George occupied the breach, and as he waved his arms and shouted, a four-pounder, leaping high, struck him on the forehead.
My Tropic Isle 2003
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The Spaniards had built earthern ramparts that faced the valley, and behind the ramparts were two of the four-pounder guns that dominated the steep slope of the hill to the north.
Sharpe's Enemy Cornwell, Bernard 1984
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Sharpe had seen the four-pounder fire, watched the horsemen cut down in a bloody swathe, then he had turned to the Chasseurs attacking his own formation.
Sharpe's Eagle Cornwell, Bernard 1981
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It was probably a small four-pounder, so why only one?
Sharpe's Eagle Cornwell, Bernard 1981
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It was probably a small four-pounder, so why only one?
Sharpe's Eagle Cornwell, Bernard 1981
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First they had brought the small four-pounder as close to the British as safety allowed.
Sharpe's Eagle Cornwell, Bernard 1981
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