Cannon

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Often confused as the correct spelling of canon (as in Star Trek Canon), the [dictionary.com] definition of the word cannon is shown below.

cannon (Pronounced kanen)

  • A large mounted weapon that fires heavy projectiles. Cannon include guns, howitzers, and mortars.
  • The loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung.
  • A round bit for a horse.
  • Zoology. The section of the lower leg in some hoofed mammals between the hock or knee and the fetlock, containing the cannon bone.
  • Chiefly British. A carom made in billiards.
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