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Part of Speech: noun
Results: 7
5. Specifically: A
little mass of some soft
or flexible material, such
as hay, straw,
tow,
paper,
or old rope yarn,
used for retaining a
charge of powder
in a
gun,
or for keeping the powder
and shot close;
also,
to diminish or avoid the effects
of windage.
Also,
by extension, a
dusk of felt,
pasteboard, etc.,
serving a
similar purpose.
Part of Speech: verb transitive
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