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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small wire having a curved or hooked point, designed to detect cavities in the vent of a gun.
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A vent-searcher, a steel wire of the length of the vent, bent to
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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