Plural of falconet; multiple small cannons or small falcons used in hunting.
Plural form of falconet, from falcon plus -et. Used both for small artillery pieces and for diminutive hunting birds.
A single merchant ship in the 1600s might carry dozens of falconets as defensive weapons—they were the perfect balance of firepower and the ability to actually aim them from a moving vessel!
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