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Lancaster Gun

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A species of rifled cannon with elliptical bore; so called from Mr. Lancaster, its inventor.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Lamp
Lamp of Heaven (The)
Lamp of Phœbus (The)
Lamp of the Law (The)
Lamps
Lampadion
Lampoon
Lampos and Phaeton
Lancashire Lads or “The Lancashire.”
Lancaster
Lancaster Gun
Lancasterian (A)
Lancastrian (A)
Lance
Lance-Corporal and Lance-Sergeant
Lance-Knight
Lance of the Ladies
Lancelot (Sir)
Lancelot or Launcelot Gobbo
Lancelot du Lac
Lancers (The)