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Firing
·noun Fuel; firewood or coal. II. Firing ·noun The act of disharging firearms. III. Firing ·noun T...

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Party
·v A part or portion. II. Party ·v Cause; side; interest. III. Party ·v Partial; favoring one part...

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party
The detachment of marines serving on board a man-of-war. Also, a gang of hands sent away on particul...

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Firing pin
·add. ·- In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and e...

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Rapid-firing
·add. ·adj Firing shots in rapid succession. II. Rapid-firing ·add. ·adj In Great Britain and Europ...

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cease firing
The order to leave off. ...

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Party-coated
·adj Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors. ...

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Party-colored
·adj ·Alt. of Parti-colored. ...

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People's party
·add. ·- A party formed in 1891, advocating in an increase of the currency, public ownership and ope...

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Progressive party
·add. ·- The political party formed, chiefly out of the Republican party, by the adherents of Theodo...

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donation party
A party, consisting of the friends and parishioners of a country clergyman, assembled together, each...

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charter-party
The deed or written contract between the owners and the merchants for the hire of a ship, and safe d...

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covering-party
A force detached to protect a party sent on especial duty. ...

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fatigue-party
A party of soldiers told off to any labour-duty not strictly professional. ...

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firing a gun
Introducing a story by head and shoulders. A man wanting to tell a particular story, said to the com...

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point-blank firing
That wherein no elevation is given to the gun, its axis being pointed for the object. ...

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