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

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..

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..

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

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

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..

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

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..

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

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..

Gunshot :: Gunshot (n.) Act of firing a gun; a shot.

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

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

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

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

Quadrate :: Quadrate (v. t.) To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing..

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

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

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