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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ordnance, a wad made of oakum bound with, spun-yarn and filling the bore of the gun, used in proving cannon and to hold the shot in place.
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Thus adjusted, it is used to draw the junk-wad and cartridge; the latter being laid hold of by the tie, if the staff be held in the axis of the bore, is uninjured.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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