Cannonier

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cannoneer. alt-of, alternative, historical

    "Then ſe the bringing of our ordinance / Along the trench into the battery, / VVhere we wil haue gabions of ſix foot broad / To ſaue our Cannoniers from muſket ſhot, […]"

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gunnerarcherartillerymanbombardierbombercannoner

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"Then ſe the bringing of our ordinance / Along the trench into the battery, / VVhere we wil haue gabions of ſix foot broad / To ſaue our Cannoniers from muſket ſhot, […]"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French cannonier: see further at cannoneer.

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