n.
Pronunciation: ˌ fal-k ə - ' net, ˌ fo ̇ l- also ˌ fo ̇ -
Function: noun
Date: 1559
1 : a very small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries
2 : any of several very small falcons (genera Microhierax, Polihierax, and Spiziapteryx )
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ fal-k ə - ' net, ˌ fo ̇ l- also ˌ fo ̇ -
Function: noun
Date: 1559
1 : a very small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries
2 : any of several very small falcons (genera Microhierax, Polihierax, and Spiziapteryx )
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012