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Roaring Meg

Noun

Meaning

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

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

(obsolete) A kind of spinning top.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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