priming wire
now historical
noun
A sharp wire used to ascertain whether the touch hole of a gun is unobstructed and to pierce the cartridge.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Barrett (fl.?1586–1607), soldier and author.
- Capetonian
- Cape Town
- Cape Verdean
- Cape Verde Islands
- capex
- Cape York
- capful
- Cap-Haïtien
- capias
- capillarity
- capillary
- capillary action
- capillary attraction
- capillary joint
- capillary tube
- cap in hand (hat in hand)
- capisce
- capisci
- capish
- capital
- capital account
- capital accumulation
- capital adequacy
- capital allowance
- capital appreciation