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A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar. A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw

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A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar. A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges.

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• HAVENED
  Sheltered in a haven. Blissful havened both from joy and pain. Keats.
• LIGHT
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• PLACEMENT
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• INTENDENT
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• CHAMBERER
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