1. (n.) Plural of Cannon.

2. (n.) A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.

3. (n.) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.

4. (n.) A kind of type. See Canon.

5. (n. & v.) See Carom.

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