Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Detonating powder.
- noun The train of powder connecting a fuse with a charge.
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Examples
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No. 2 primes with priming-powder from a flask or a blank musket-cartridge.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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The silver-chased weapons lay there in perfect order; under the drawer that held them was another drawer containing finest priming-powder, shaped wads, ball, and a case of flints.
The Reckoning 1899
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