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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of tenpounder (“ladyfish”). alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed ten pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
3. 3
   A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.

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