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Definition: CAPSQUARE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a cannon, and holds it in place.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Capsquare" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)


Extended Definition: CAPSQUARE

Capsquare

In artillery, capsquares, or capsquires, are strong plates of iron which come over the trunnions of a cannon, keeping it in its carriage. They are fastened by hinges to the paizeplate, so that it could be lifted up and down. They form a part of an arch in the middle, to receive a third part of the thickness of the trunnions; for two thirds of them are let into the carriage, and the other end is fastened by two iron wedges, which are called the forelocks, and keys.

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

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