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three-pounder

three-pounder noun: a cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.

Noun

three-pounder (plural three-pounders)

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A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.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

Forms of three-pounder

pluralthree-pounders

Questions about three-pounder

What does three-pounder mean?
Three-pounder means a cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
What part of speech is three-pounder?
Three-pounder is a noun.
What is the plural of three-pounder?
The plural of three-pounder is three-pounders.

Words near three-pounder in the dictionary

  1. three-point shots
  2. three-point turn
  3. three-point turns
  4. three-pointer
  5. three-pointers
  6. three-pounder
  7. three-pounders
  8. three-pronged
  9. three-quarter
  10. three-quarter back
  11. three-quarter backs

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