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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1577-1589
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Ring dog. [? Ring n.1 or n.2 and Dog n. 3.] A type of cannon. — 1577–8 Glasgow B. Rec. I 67.
The peice of altelyerie callit ane ring dog 1589 Kennedy Aberd. Ann. I 127 n.
[The ordnance was six pieces of cast iron, a piece called the falconne, and another the ring dog, with powder and shot]
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