Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A slow-burning prismatic gunpowder of a brownish color, designed for use in guns of the largest caliber.
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Examples
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P., who is much more of a chocolate-eater than I am I find this role-reversal rather disconcerting, for a period took to pointing out when I did enjoy chocolate desserts, and we found that they were all of the cocoa-powder variety: silky chocolate pudding, tender chocolate shortbreads, and a wonderful cocoa Bundt cake.
Day 17: Chocolate Sorbet Mercedes 2007
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P., who is much more of a chocolate-eater than I am I find this role-reversal rather disconcerting, for a period took to pointing out when I did enjoy chocolate desserts, and we found that they were all of the cocoa-powder variety: silky chocolate pudding, tender chocolate shortbreads, and a wonderful cocoa Bundt cake.
Archive 2007-08-01 Mercedes 2007
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_pemmican_; [014] sweetened cocoa-powder, and a small proportion of rum, the latter concentrated to fifty-five per cent. above proof, in order to save weight and stowage.
Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 William Edward Parry 1822
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