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ten-pounders

ten-pounders is the plural of ten-pounder.

Meaning of ten-pounder

Noun

ten-pounder (plural ten-pounders)

  1. A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed ten pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
  2. A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.

Questions about ten-pounders

What is ten-pounders the plural of?
Ten-pounders is the plural of ten-pounder.

Words near ten-pounders in the dictionary

  1. ten-pin bowling
  2. ten-pins
  3. ten-pound tourist
  4. ten-pound tourists
  5. ten-pounder
  6. ten-pounders
  7. ten-second car
  8. ten-second cars
  9. ten-second rule
  10. ten-second rules
  11. ten-shun

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