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Gunpowder
Gunpowder. As to the making, keeping, sale, and carriage of gunpowder,
Explosives
c. 17), regulates the manufacture, keeping, sale, and conveyance of gunpowder and other explosives, and the licensing and management of stores,
Explosive
Explosive, means gunpowder, introglycerine, nitroglycol, gun-cotton, di-nitro-toluene, tri-nitro-toluene, picric acid, di-nitro-phenol, tri-nitro-resorcinol (styphnic
Dangerous goods
goods', is defined to mean 'acqua fortis, vitriol, naphta, benzine, gunpowder, lucifer matches, nitroglycerine, petroleum, any explosives within the meaning of
Anniversary days
of Charles II., 29th May, and the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, November 5th, gave rise to 'anniversaries' and special church
Smokeless powder
A high explosive gunpowder whose explosion produces little if any smoke It is usually
Saltpeter
It is a strong oxidizer is the chief constituent of gunpowder and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat
Prove
or standard to test as to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance to prove the contents of a vessel
Propel
the wind or steam propels ships balls are propelled by gunpowder
Priming
other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder as in a firearm
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