nine-pounder
noun
A gun which fires nine-pound shells; (occasionally) a shell weighing nine pounds.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in The Boston News-letter.
| 单词 | nine-pounder |
| 释义 | nine-poundernoun A gun which fires nine-pound shells; (occasionally) a shell weighing nine pounds. Origin |
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