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Minie Ball :: Minie ball () A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel..

Odd :: Odd (superl.) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles..

Smoothbore :: Smoothbore (a.) Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled.

Gun :: Gun (n.) A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these t

Pin :: Pin (n.) Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle..

Miniment :: Miniment (n.) A trifle; a trinket; a token.

Fuss :: Fuss (n.) A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.

Point :: Point (n.) A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.

Ado :: Ado (n.) Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles..

Nidgery :: Nidgery (n.) A trifle; a piece of foolery.

Twiddle :: Twiddle (v. i.) To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles..

Quiddler :: Quiddler (n.) One who wastes his energy about trifles.

Fico :: Fico (n.) A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you..

Practice :: Practice (v. i.) To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano..

Song :: Song (n.) A trifle.

Rifling :: Rifling (n.) The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon.

Dawdle :: Dawdle (v. i.) To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter.

Gewgaw :: Gewgaw (n.) A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.

Nothing :: Nothing (n.) A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle..

Rifleman :: Rifleman (n.) A soldier armed with a rifle.

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