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shovel-nose
n. a New South Wales species ofRay-fish, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Cuv.; called alsothe Blind Shark...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
A copper implement for removing a cartridge from a gun without injuring it. Formerly used, and as late as 1816 by the Turks, to convey the powder into the chamber without using cartridges: also used to withdraw shot where windage was large. (See ladle, for a gun.)
n. a New South Wales species ofRay-fish, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Cuv.; called alsothe Blind Shark...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris