MARRON

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A large chestnut. [Obs.] Holland.

2.
n.

A chestnut color; maroon.

3.
n.

A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a cannon. [Written also maroon.]


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