three-pounder
noun1
A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.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.
noun — 2 senses
A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.
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