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Artilleryman :: Artilleryman (n.) A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing..

Firing :: Firing (n.) The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.

Smift :: Smift (n.) A match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a fuse..

Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.

Arson :: Arson (n.) The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship..

Cock :: Cock (v. i.) To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing..

Salvo :: Salvo (n.) A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon..

Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.

Plunger :: Plunger (n.) The firing pin of a breechloader.

Fuel :: Fuel (v. t.) To store or furnish with fuel or firing.

Hammer :: Hammer (n.) That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming..

Matross :: Matross (n.) Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns..

Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle..

Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..

Gutter :: Gutter (n.) Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing..

Matchlock :: Matchlock (n.) An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match..

Feu De Joie :: Feu de joie () A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy.

Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube..

Foul :: Foul (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water..

Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.

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