Roaring Meg English

Meaning Roaring Meg meaning

What does Roaring Meg mean?

Roaring Meg noun

— A large cannon; specifically, the large 15th cannon at Edinburgh Castle (more usually called ‘Mons Meg’), or the cannon used to defend Londonderry during the siege of 1688-9.

— (figuratively, now, _, rare) Any large or impressive thing.

— (obsolete) A kind of spinning top.