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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

Firing :: Firing (n.) The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.

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

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

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

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.

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..

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

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