| 单词 | priming horn |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspriming horn priming horn n. (a) a horn containing priming powder carried by gunners (now historical); (b) a powder horn carried by miners and quarrymen (rare). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > priming-box touch box?a1549 priming horna1625 priming box1642 a1625Priming horne [see sense 10a]. 1759 W. Windham Plan Discipline Norfolk Militia Introd. p. xv They had..a priming horn hanging by their side. 1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 94 To turn to marching matters:—I've my..Crossbelts, priming-horn, stock, bay'net, [etc.]. 1908 N.E.D. at Priming vbl. n.1 Priming-horn,..the powder-horn carried by miners and quarry-men. 1941 Lima (Ohio) News 16 Feb. 1/3 A small flint-lock priming horn used for pouring the powder into the flash pan of flintlock pistols. 1984 Guns & Ammo (Nexis) May 48 I took the opportunity to order a priming horn, sans any decoration, but with an attractive, mellow antique finish. < as lemmas |
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