Roaring Meg

Noun

  • 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.
  • Any large or impressive thing.
  • A kind of spinning top.

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