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

Gutter :: Gutter (n.) Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing..

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

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

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

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

Matchlock :: Matchlock (n.) An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match..

Feu De Joie :: Feu de joie () A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy.

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle..

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..

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

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