lower cannon
- noun
- Archaic
:
codo
- The knight wore a lower cannon to guard his forearm during battle.
Examples
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The blacksmith carefully fitted the lower cannon to match the warrior's arm.
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Museum displays often feature a lower cannon alongside other armor components.
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The knight wore a lower cannon to protect his arm.
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Many soldiers use lower cannons for added protection.
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The knight wore a lower cannon to guard his forearm during battle.
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The blacksmith carefully fitted the lower cannon to match the warrior's arm.
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Museum displays often feature a lower cannon alongside other armor components.
Synonyms
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A tube-shaped piece of armor that covers and protects the forearm
A metal plate worn on the forearm for protection
A cover for the arm or wrist that stops injury in sports like archery
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositional: 'cannon' (a plate protecting the forearm) names the object and 'lower' specifies its position/part, so the phrase straightforwardly denotes the lower forearm plate. This modifier+noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Lower cannon uses lower and cannon and names a metal plate worn on the lower arm. The word cannon here suggests a short metal shell around the arm, so the image of a metal sleeve helps explain why the term means a piece of armor that 'protects' the lower arm.