grommet-wad

The Sailor's Word-Book

A ring made of 1-1/2 or 2 inch rope, having attached to it two cross-pieces or diameters of the same material; it acts by the ends of these pieces biting on the interior of the bore of the gun.

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Grommet
·noun A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place. II. Grommet ·noun A ring formed ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
grommet
, or grummet. A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round; used to fasten ...

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Wad
·noun <<Woad>>. II. Wad ·noun ·Alt. of <<Wadd>>. III. Wad ·noun A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
wad
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
wad
A kind of plug, closely fitting the bore of a gun, which is rammed home over the shot to confine it ...

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wad-hook
An iron tool shaped like a double cork-screw on the end of a long staff, for withdrawing wads or cha...

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jacket-a-wad
an ignis fatuus. Exm. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose