cannon: Meaning and Definition of

can•non

1. a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar.
2. quill (def. 10).
3. a cylindrical or semicylindrical piece of plate armor for the upper arm or forearm; a vambrace or rerebrace.
4. a round bit for a horse.
5. the part of a bit that is in the horse's mouth.
6. (on a bell) the metal loop by which a bell is hung.
1. Seecannon bone.
2. the part of the leg in which the cannon bone is situated. See diag. underhorse.
8. a carom in billiards.
9. a pickpocket.

1. to discharge cannon.
2. to make a carom in billiards.

Can•non

1. 1863–1941, U.S. astronomer.
2. (“Uncle Joe”), 1836–1926, U.S. politician and legislator.