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Loose Cannon

Posted by R. Berg on April 27, 2001

In Reply to: Loose Cannon posted by kate on April 27, 2001

: I know the (current) meaning. Where did this phrase originate?

On battleships, I believe, where a cannon rolling around on the deck could cause lots of damage. I can't remember where I read that.

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