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noun
historicalA type of small cannon.
J. Smith Sea Gram. (1627) gives the diameter of bore as 1 inch, and the charge as half a pound, but other evidence shows variation.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Harington (bap. 1560, d. 1612), courtier and author. Variant of robinet.
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