Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A popgun.
  • noun A short wide cannon for firing salutes; a mortar: so called from its resemblance to a pot in shape.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar.
  • noun obsolete A popgun.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar.
  • noun obsolete A pop gun.

Etymologies

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pot +‎ gun

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