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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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 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..

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

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..

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

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..

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

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.) Fuel; firewood or coal.

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

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