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handgonnes

handgonnes is the plural of handgonne.

Meaning of handgonne

Noun

handgonne (plural handgonnes)

  1. (historical) A handheld pre-matchlock black-powder gun.
    • mere dry-as-dust knowledge of how Cæsar invaded Gaul, or Hannibal Italy, is about as useful as a knowledge of the "handgonne" would be for working a 12-pounder breech-loader.1894, W. H. James, Modern Strategy

Questions about handgonnes

What is handgonnes the plural of?
Handgonnes is the plural of handgonne.

Words near handgonnes in the dictionary

  1. handglide
  2. handglides
  3. handglove
  4. handgloves
  5. handgonne
  6. handgonnes
  7. handgrab
  8. handgrabs
  9. handgrasp
  10. handgrasps
  11. handgrip

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