three-pounder

noun

A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.

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Meanings

nounthree-pounder (plural three-pounders)

plural three-pounders

  1. A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
  2. A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.
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APA

three-pounder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-pounder

MLA

“three-pounder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-pounder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three-pounder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-pounder.

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