The gunner's term for a small cylindrical piece of wood, on which musket or pistol cartridge-cases are rolled and formed. The name is also applied to the flat piece of wood with a hole in the centre used for making wads, but which is properly form.
·noun A cutting die. II. Former ·noun One who forms; a maker; a creator. III. Former ·noun A templ...
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