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Are the broad peeces of iron, which belong to either side of the carriage of a peece of Ordnance, to look over the Trunnions of the Peece, over which they are made fast in an Iron pin, with a fore-locke, the use whereof, is to keep the Peece, from flying or falling out of the carriage, when it is shot off, the mouth of it lying very low, or as the phrase is, under-mettle.