TRUN'NION, noun The trunnions of a piece of ordnance, are two knobs which project from the opposite sides of a piece, whether gun, mortar or howitzer, and serve to support it on the cheeks of the carriage.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.