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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..

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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