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twelve-pounders

twelve-pounders is the plural of twelve-pounder.

Meaning of twelve-pounder

Noun

twelve-pounder (plural twelve-pounders)

  1. A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed twelve pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.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 twelve-pounders

What is twelve-pounders the plural of?
Twelve-pounders is the plural of twelve-pounder.

Words near twelve-pounders in the dictionary

  1. twelve-note
  2. twelve-ounce curls
  3. twelve-penny nail
  4. twelve-penny nails
  5. twelve-pounder
  6. twelve-pounders
  7. twelve-speed
  8. twelve-speeds
  9. twelve-step program
  10. twelve-step programs
  11. twelve-stepper

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