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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Can(n)oner, n. [f. cannon Cannoun n. Cf. Cannoneirn.] A cannoneer. 1517 Acta Conc. MS. XXIX. 174.
That Robert Borthuik and sex canoneris sall … remane in the said castell for the defens tharof 1543 Treas. Acc. VIII. 241.
Peris, gunnar, cannoner 1584 Edinb. Test. XIII. 190 b.
Michaell Gardener, maister cannoner to the Kingis Maiestie 1614 Crim. Trials III. 287.
I commandit the cannoners to shute at the Castell
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