Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spool cannon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: spool -can-non
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A child's homemade toy made by attaching an elastic band to a cotton reel to form a slingshot that could shoot a pencil or other slim object through the bore of the reel.

Example Sentences

"He had besides the things before mentioned, twelve marbles, part of a jews-harp, a piece of blue bottle-glass to look through, a spool cannon, a key that wouldn't unlock anything, […]"

Inflected Forms

spool cannons (plural)

Questions

What does spool cannon mean?: A child's homemade toy made by attaching an elastic band to a cotton reel to form a slingshot that could shoot a pencil or other slim object through the bore of the reel.

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