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

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

Gunshot :: Gunshot (n.) Act of firing a gun; a shot.

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

Salvo :: Salvo (n.) A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon..

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..

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..

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

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