roaring meg

/R AO1 R IH0 NG M EH0 G/
noun
  1. 1

    (historical) A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend Londonderry during the siege of 1688-9.

  2. 2

    (figuratively, now rare) Any large or impressive thing.

  3. 3

    (obsolete) A kind of spinning top.

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