Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A device for fixing new primers in the primer-seat of a cartridge-case.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Firearms) A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun firearms A tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.

Etymologies

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recap +‎ -er

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