mar·ron /mæˈron/
Mar·ron n.
1. A large chestnut. [Obs.]
2. A chestnut color; maroon.
3. Pyrotechny & Mil. 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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