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Meaning of three-pounder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A cannon of a certain bore size (caliber) that was named for an iron cannonball that weighed three pounds in a certain outdated system of weights and measures.
  2. A cannonball of the type that gave such a cannon its name.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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