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Fire-new :: Fire-new (a.) Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new.

Slug :: Slug (v. i.) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or other firearm..

Parapet :: Parapet (n.) A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate..

Lock :: Lock (n.) That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc..

Pepper :: Pepper (v. i.) To fire numerous shots (at).

Show :: Show (n.) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp..

Smother :: Smother (v. t.) To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like; as, to smother a fire..

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine..

Pyrogenous :: Pyrogenous (a.) Produced by fire; igneous.

Midfeather :: Midfeather (n.) A vertical water space in a fire box or combustion chamber.

Ravage :: Ravage (n.) Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time..

Pyrotechny :: Pyrotechny (n.) The use and application of fire in science and the arts.

Snap :: Snap (v. i.) To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to crack; as, blazing firewood snaps..

Ramrod :: Ramrod (n.) The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm.

Span-new :: Span-new (a.) Quite new; brand-new; fire-new.

Hair :: Hair (n.) A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.

Rouet :: Rouet (n.) A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for discharging them.

Recoil :: Recoil (n.) Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged..

Hag :: Hag (n.) An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair.

Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars..

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