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Patch :: Patch (n.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore..

Coquet :: Coquet (v. i.) To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime..

Whitworth Gun :: Whitworth gun () A form of rifled cannon and small arms invented by Sir Joseph Whitworth, of Manchester, England..

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

Nifle :: Nifle (n.) A trifle.

Shilly-shally :: Shilly-shally (v. i.) To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles..

Whimwham :: Whimwham (n.) A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack.

Triviality :: Triviality (n.) That which is trivial; a trifle.

Strawberry :: Straw (n.) Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.

Sight :: Sight (v. t.) A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming..

Conversion :: Conversion (n.) A change of character or use, as of smoothbore guns into rifles..

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

Bayonet :: Bayonet (n.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense..

Stripe :: Strip (n.) The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion.

Rush :: Rush (n.) The merest trifle; a straw.

Palter :: Palter (v. t.) To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things.

Carbine :: Carbine (n.) A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted soldiers or cavalry..

Pennyworth :: Pennyworth (n.) A small quantity; a trifle.

Rifle :: Rifle (v. t.) To raffle.

Thought :: Thought (n.) A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better..

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