Pot-de-fer
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For the French commune, see Carville-Pot-de-Fer.
The pot-de-fer was a primitive cannon made of iron. It was used by the French in the Hundred Years' War.[1] The name means "iron pot" in French. In Italy, pots-de-fer were known as vasi or vasii, meaning "pot" or "vase".[2][3]