Bible Dictionaries
Cannon

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To collide or strike violently, esp. so as to glance off or rebound; to strike and rebound.

(2):

(n.) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.

(3):

(n.) A kind of type. See Canon.

(4):

(pl.) of Cannon

(5):

(n.) A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.

(6):

(n. & v.) See Carom.

(7):

(v. i.) To discharge cannon.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cannon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cannon.html. 1828.