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nursery cannon

nursery cannon noun: a carom shot involving balls that are very close together.

Noun

nursery cannon (plural nursery cannons)

  1. A carom shot involving balls that are very close together.
    Synonyms:
    nursery

Synonyms of nursery cannon

Forms of nursery cannon

pluralnursery cannons

Origin of nursery cannon

See nurse (“to strike billiard balls gently”).

Questions about nursery cannon

What does nursery cannon mean?
Nursery cannon means a carom shot involving balls that are very close together.
What part of speech is nursery cannon?
Nursery cannon is a noun.
What is the plural of nursery cannon?
The plural of nursery cannon is nursery cannons.

Words near nursery cannon in the dictionary

  1. nurseponds
  2. nurser
  3. nurseries
  4. nursers
  5. nursery
  6. nursery cannon
  7. nursery cannons
  8. nursery finance
  9. nursery nurse
  10. nursery nurses
  11. nursery pudding

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