"three-pounder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: three-pounders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures. Hypernyms: cannon, gun, artillery Coordinate_terms: nine-pounder, ten-pounder, twelve-pounder
    Sense id: en-three-pounder-en-noun-en:cannon_of_a_certain_bore_size Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name. Hypernyms: shot, ball, ammunition Coordinate_terms: nine-pounder, ten-pounder, twelve-pounder
    Sense id: en-three-pounder-en-noun-en:cannonball_weighing_three_pounds

Inflected forms

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