Cannonade

[Fr.] An attack with cannon or heavy artillery. -v. n. To attack with cannon or heavy artillery; to batter with cannon.. -v. a. To discharge cannon or large guns. Cannonad'ing, n. Act of battering with cannon-shot. Can'non-ball, n. A ball to be shot from a cannon. Can'non-bone, n. ( Farriery .) The single metatarsal bone of the horse. Cannon City, in Minnesota , a township of Rice co., on Cannon River, 3 m. N.E. of Faribault. Cannoneer', Cannonier', n. [Fr. cannonnier .] An engineer who manages cannon. Can'non-metal, n. An alloy of copper and tin. CANNON. See Cannon River, in Minnesota , has its source near 440 N. Lat., and 93° 25′ W. Lon., and flows a distance of 80 m., joining the Mi i ippi River at Red Wing Village. Cannon River Falls, in Minnesota , a post-township of Goodhue co., on Cannon River, 15 m. S. of Hastings; pop . about 350. Can'nonry, n. Cannon collectively; artillery. (R.) Can'nonsburg, in Kentucky , a post-office of Boyd co. Can'nonsburg, in Michigan , a post-village of Kent co., 60 m. W.N.W. of Lansing. Can'nonsburg, in Ohio , a village of Carroll co., 27 m. S.E. of Ma ill on. -A post-village of Hancock co., 12 m. S.S.W. of Findlay. Cannon's Creek, in S. Carolina , flows eastward into Broad River, near the N. extremity of Lexington district. Can'non-shot, n. A cannon-ball. - The distance to which a cannon will throw a ball; as, to be within can non -shot. Cannon's Mill, in Ohio , a P. O. of Columbiana co. Cannon's Store, in Tenne ee, a P. O. of Sevier co. Can'nonsville, in New York , a p.-v. of Delaware co., on Coquago River, 35 m. E. of Binghamton. Can'not [can and not ]. A very common combination of the verb can , and the negation not ( q . v.). Cannou’chee, in Georgia , a small river rising in Emanuel co., and flowing S.E. into the Ogeechee River, 12 m. S.W. of Savannah. The little Cannouchee unites with it in Bryan co. Cann's tadt, a town of Würtemberg, on the Neckar, 3 m. N.E. of Stuttgart. It has mineral springs much frequented during the season. Pop . 6,216. Can'nular, a. [Lat. cannula, a small reed.] Hollow, like a bamboo or tube. Can'ny, a . A Scotch word, used in various senses, as cautious, prudent, artful, wary, frugal, gentle, safe, easy, fortunate, worthy, good, neat, pretty. - It is applied to persons or things having pleasing or useful qualities; as, a canny Scot.