Roaring Meg

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古語 比喩的用法 廃用

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

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Roaring Meg's thunderous boom echoed across the valley as the artillery crew prepared to reload the massive cannon.

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意味（1）

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

意味（2）

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

Musica est mentis medicina mæstæ, a roaring-meg against melancholy, to rear and revive the languishing soul […]

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意味（3）

(obsolete) A kind of spinning top.

Roaring Megs （ plural ）