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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..

Breastheight :: Breastheight (n.) The interior slope of a fortification, against which the garrison lean in firing..

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

Enfilade :: Enfilade (n.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire..

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.

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

Firing :: Firing (n.) Fuel; firewood or coal.

Monk :: Monk (n.) A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine..

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

Shotgun :: Shotgun (n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game..

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

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..

Heel :: Heel (n.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position..

Fire :: Fire (n.) The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire..

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

Firing :: Firing (n.) The act of disharging firearms.

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. i.) To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun..

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

Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion; letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery..

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