| 单词 | priming wire |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspriming wire priming wire n. now historical a sharp wire used to ascertain whether the touch hole of a gun is unobstructed and to pierce the cartridge. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > priming-wire primer1497 priming-iron?1592 priming wire1598 pricker1611 picker1710 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 34 To be prouided of a priming iron or wyer. 1709 in Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1890) XV. 565 With a good fire lock, a cartouch box, priming-wire and horn, worm, 3 flints. 1797 Syst. Naval Tactics i. 131 If the cartridge is to be pierced with the priming ware, and the vent filled with powder, the pan also is to be filled. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 4 What is the use of a priming wire? To ascertain if the vent is clear, and the cartridge home. 1998 P. O'Brian Hundred Days (1999) ii. 38 The neat arrangement of the sponge, handspike, powder-horn, priming-wire, bed, quoin, train-tackle, shot and all the rest told a knowing eye a great deal about the gun-crew. < as lemmas |
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