falconet
Americannoun
noun
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any of various small falcons, esp any of the Asiatic genus Microhierax
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a small light cannon used from the 15th to 17th centuries
Etymology
Origin of falconet
Example Sentences
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For its later application to a firearm cf. falconet.
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
Apparently they were watching the departing pinnace with so much interest that they had not observed the muzzle of the falconet projecting from the wall.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang
"Nay, but we started as balls shot from a falconet."
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
It had been pierced for only a short gun—a minion or falconet perhaps; and doubtless within three feet of him was a stone walk extending for the whole length of the wall.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang
How vivo affected aiming is easily seen: with its bore level, a 4-pounder falconet ranged 250 paces.
From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Albert Manucy
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