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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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 application of fire, or of a cautery..

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

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

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