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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..

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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 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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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