CARROL
Car"rol, n. (Arch.)
Defn: See 4th Carol.
CARROM
Car"rom, n. (Billiards)
Defn: See Carom.
CARROMATA
Car`ro*ma"ta, n. [Sp. in Phil. I.]
Defn: In the Philippines, a light, two-wheeled, boxlike vehicle usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the common public carriage.
CARRONADE Car`ron*ade, n. Etym: [From Carron, in Scotland where it was first made.] (Med.)
Defn: A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.
CARRON OIL
Car"ron oil.
Defn: A lotion of linseed oil and lime water, used as an application to burns and scalds; — first used at the Carron iron works in Scotland.