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chained_bear commented on the word 8th fire
"8th. Fire.—The match is instantly to be put to the bruised part of the priming; and, when the gun is discharged the vent is to be closed, in order to smother any spark of fire that may remain in the chamber of the gun; and the man who sponges is immediately to place himself by the muzzle of the gun in readiness."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine, 1815
October 10, 2008