Big Bertha

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bertha \Ber"tha\, n. [F. berthe, fr. Berthe, a woman's name.]
   A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.
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   {Big Bertha}, n. a large cannon used by the German army
      during World War I.
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