"spool cannon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spool cannons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spool cannon (plural spool cannons)
  1. A child's homemade toy made by attaching an elastic band to a cotton reel to form a slingshot that could shoot a pencil or other slim object through the bore of the reel.
    Sense id: en-spool_cannon-en-noun-k~6omWTh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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