Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TRUN'NION
TRUN'NION, n. [Fr. trognon.]
The trunnions of a piece of ordnance, are two knobs which project from the opposite sides of a piece, whether gun, mortar or howitzer, and serve to support it on the cheeks of the carriage. Mar. Dict.
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