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Murdress :: Murdress (n.) A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.

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

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

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

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

Linstock :: Linstock (n.) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon..

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

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..

Lunt :: Lunt (n.) The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.

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

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..

Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..

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

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

Mouse :: Mouse (n.) A match used in firing guns or blasting.

Firing :: Firing (n.) The application of fire, or of a cautery..

Ricochet :: Ricochet (v. t.) To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n..

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..

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

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

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