What is a strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube called?
lanyard — (Mil.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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