touchhole

[ tuhch-hohl ]

/ ˈtʌtʃˌhoʊl /

noun

the vent in the breech of an early firearm or cannon through which the charge was ignited.

Origin of touchhole

First recorded in 1495–1505; touch + hole

Words nearby touchhole

touchdown, touché, touched, touched in the head, touch football, touchhole, touching, touch-in-goal, touch-in-goal line, touch judge, touchless

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Example sentences from the Web for touchhole

Carefully, deliberately, Pamela Russell lowered her candle to the cannon's touchhole.
Shaman|Robert Shea
It always is there with men of Bertie's order, and only comes to light when the match of danger is applied to the touchhole.
Under Two Flags|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
One of the guns apparently missed fire, and as he was placing fresh powder in the touchhole the stuff went off.
Captured at Tripoli|Percy F. Westerman
One of the men inserted a percussion fuse in the touchhole of the mortar.
Larry Dexter's Great Search|Howard R. Garis

There rose a little smoke from the touchhole plate, but no shot resounded.
The Treasure of Pearls|Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for touchhole

touchhole

/ (ˈtʌtʃˌhəʊl) /

noun

a hole in the breech of early cannon and firearms through which the charge was ignited

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	touchhole
释义	touchhole [ tuhch-hohl ] / ˈtʌtʃˌhoʊl / noun the vent in the breech of an early firearm or cannon through which the charge was ignited. Origin of touchhole First recorded in 1495–1505; touch + hole Words nearby touchhole touchdown, touché, touched, touched in the head, touch football, touchhole, touching, touch-in-goal, touch-in-goal line, touch judge, touchless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for touchhole Carefully, deliberately, Pamela Russell lowered her candle to the cannon's touchhole. Shaman\|Robert Shea It always is there with men of Bertie's order, and only comes to light when the match of danger is applied to the touchhole. Under Two Flags\|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee] One of the guns apparently missed fire, and as he was placing fresh powder in the touchhole the stuff went off. Captured at Tripoli\|Percy F. Westerman One of the men inserted a percussion fuse in the touchhole of the mortar. Larry Dexter's Great Search\|Howard R. Garis There rose a little smoke from the touchhole plate, but no shot resounded. The Treasure of Pearls\|Gustave Aimard British Dictionary definitions for touchhole touchhole / (ˈtʌtʃˌhəʊl) / noun a hole in the breech of early cannon and firearms through which the charge was ignited Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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