†(a) a man who ignites an explosive substance or fires a cannon or other heavy gun by means of a match (sense 3a) (obsolete); (b) a man who sells…
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释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > artilleryman > assistants (8) match-man1612 †(a) a man who ignites an explosive substance or fires a cannon or other heavy gun by means of a match (sense 3a) (obsolete); (b) a man who sells… fireworker1617 A person involved in the manufacture or use of military explosives; spec. an artillery officer below the rank of firemaster (firemaster, n. 1). Cf. li… matross1639 An artillery soldier next in rank below a gunner. In the U.S. artillery: a private. bombardier1688 spec. in 17th and 18th centuries: One of the master-gunner's men, employed more especially about the mortars and howitzers. Obsolete. gun-lascar1798 Anglo-Indian. ‘A tent-pitcher’; also, an inferior class of artilleryman (more fully gun-lascar). sponger1828 One who uses a sponge, esp. in order to cleanse the bore of a cannon. horse-holder1837 (a) a slinging frame for holding unruly horses while being shod, or for supporting sick or disabled horses (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.… cartridge-filler1871 (a) one who fills cartridges; (b) an appliance for charging cartridge-cases with the proper quantity of powder. |
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