The order to leave off.
·noun <<Extinction>>. II. Cease ·vi To be wanting; to <<Fail>>; to pass away. III. Cease ·vt To pu...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Fuel; firewood or coal. II. Firing ·noun The act of disharging firearms. III. Firing ·noun T...
·add. ·- In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and e...
·add. ·adj Firing shots in rapid succession. II. Rapid-firing ·add. ·adj In Great Britain and Europ...
A detachment of soldiers, marines, or small-arm men selected to fire over the grave of an individual...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Introducing a story by head and shoulders. A man wanting to tell a particular story, said to the com...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
That wherein no elevation is given to the gun, its axis being pointed for the object. ...