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HOOPED GUNS

\hˈuːpt ɡˈʌnz], \hˈuːpt ɡˈʌnz], \h_ˈuː_p_t ɡ_ˈʌ_n_z]\

Definitions of HOOPED GUNS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Mil.) First system on which large guns were constructed, of staves, hooped together with metal rings like a cask.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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