Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a piece of ordnance before priming; a priming-wire.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Mil.) An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.

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  • noun military An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.

Etymologies

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French

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  • What is an ipinglette, I wonder? What does it clear priming for? What type of ordnance will it inspire?

    March 19, 2012