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The bore of a cannon. Obsolete.
A stem, columnar or straight portion of something. †(a) Of a cannon: = chase, n.3 2 (b) ‘The forward, straight part of a gun-stock’ (E. H. Knight Pra…
The cavity of a gun barrel; the part of a gun which contains the bore; the part in front of the trunnions (or, sometimes, between the trunnions…