Thunder-box

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of thunderbox. alt-of, alternative

    "In the year 1346, at the battle of Crecy, the engliſh uſed a ſort of cannons, which were then called thunder-boxes."

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"In the year 1346, at the battle of Crecy, the engliſh uſed a ſort of cannons, which were then called thunder-boxes."

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