cannon
4
9.8
- noun
- /ˈkænən/
- Specialized
:
hueso cañón
- The most detailed description of these types had been given by the Harvard astronomer Annie Jump Cannon, whose monumental nine-volume study of stellar classification was nearing completion even as Payne arrived there.
Examples
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During the show, the audience admired the horse's strong, well-defined cannons.
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I made out a blur of legs under the fog: cloud-hooves, pasterns, cannons.
Fiction book (2002) -
Cannon's life's work, the catalogue of nearly four hundred thousand stars, has proved an invaluable tool for generations of astronomers.
Academic text (1993) -
The veterinarian examined the horse's cannons to ensure there were no injuries.
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Before the race, the trainer checked the cannons of each horse for any signs of swelling.
Synonyms
1
7.0
The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in a person
1
8.6
A strong lower leg bone in animals with hooves, especially horses
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cannon (the horse bone) comes from the same root canna 'reed' because the long, strong bone looks like a hard stick or tube. So the cannon in a horse is the lower leg bone that gives support and strength.