Definition of firing

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Firing (n.) The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.

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Shotgun :: Shotgun (n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy..
Murdress :: Murdress (n.) A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.
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.
Smift :: Smift (n.) A match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a fuse..
Plunger :: Plunger (n.) The firing pin of a breechloader.
Firing :: Firing (n.) The application of fire, or of a cautery..
Foul :: Foul (v. t.) To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
Gunshot :: Gunshot (n.) Act of firing a gun; a shot.
Ricochet :: Ricochet (v. t.) To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n..
Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..
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..
Firing :: Firing (n.) The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
Seven-shooter :: Seven-shooter (n.) A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading..
Firing :: Firing (n.) Fuel; firewood or coal.
Foul :: Foul (v. i.) To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun..
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..
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle..
Fuel :: Fuel (v. t.) To store or furnish with fuel or firing.
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