† percussioningn.
Obsolete.
1. The fitting or adaptation of a firearm so that it may be fired by percussion (percussion n. 4).
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > [noun] > manufacture of firearms and ammunition > processes in
fine boring1789
chambering1827
percussioning1846
coiling1862
reinforcing1868
actioning1871
blowing1881
tubage1882
flint-knapping1887
chase-hooping1888
zeroing1908
sighting-in1958
1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 176 The percussioning of a gun, (as the fitting in of nipple, boring breeches, filing cocks, &c. is termed).
1861 War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1900) 4th Ser. I. 511 The Confederate States might continue the arrangements made for repairing and percussioning and agree to reserve these arms for the use of the State.
1870 Times 16 July 11/5 Besides gunmaking Wilson worked at sword-finishing and ‘percussioning’.
2. Percussive massage. rare.Cf. tapotement n. (which is now the usual term).
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > physiotherapy > [noun] > massage > movements
knead1853
effleurage1886
pétrissage1886
malaxation1887
percussioning1887
pointillage1887
pression1887
sciage1887
secousse1887
tapotement1889
hacking1890
1887 D. Maguire Art of Massage (ed. 4) iii. 47 The ways of percussioning are numerous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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