单词 | stink-ball |
释义 | > as lemmasstink-ball stink-ball n. a missile contrived for the purpose of emitting a suffocating vapour when thrown among the enemy (see quot. 1802). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade > smoke grenade stink-pot1669 stink-ball1753 smoke grenadea1944 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > smoke or gas shell smoke-ball1753 stink-ball1753 gas shell1915 tear-shell1916 smoke shell1919 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Ball Stink-balls, those which yield a great stench when fired to annoy the enemy. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. at Ball Stink-balls are prepared by a composition of mealed powder,..assa-fœtida, seraphim~gum or ferula, and bug and stinking herbs. < as lemmas |
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