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Recast :: Recast (v. t.) To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new form or shape; to reconstruct; as, to recast cannon; to recast an argument or a play..

Spike :: Spike (v. t.) To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it..

Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors..

Reamer :: Reamer (n.) One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion, for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc..

Merkin :: Merkin (n.) Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon..

Apron :: Apron (n.) A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon.

Lunt :: Lunt (n.) The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.

Unspike :: Unspike (v. t.) To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon..

Grapeshot :: Grapeshot (n.) A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags..

Unbreech :: Unbreech (v. t.) To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings..

Culverin :: Culverin (n.) A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles..

Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A kind of ancient cannon.

Limber :: Limber (n.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit..

Trunnion :: Trunnion (n.) A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece, whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on the cheeks of the carriage. See Illust. of Cannon..

Cannon :: Cannon (n. & v.) See Carom.

Ribaudequin :: Ribaudequin (n.) An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon..

Wind :: Wind (n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows..

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames..

Plant :: Plant (n.) To set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's fist in another's face..

Salvo :: Salvo (n.) A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon..

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