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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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