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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Can·ne·lure n.  Mil. A groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes hold. -- Can*ne*lured a.