rupert's drop

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Same as detonating bulb (which see, under detonating).

GNU Webster's 1913

1. A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear.