wad

The Sailor's Word-Book

A kind of plug, closely fitting the bore of a gun, which is rammed home over the shot to confine it to its place, and sometimes also between the shot and the cartridge: generally made of coiled junk, otherwise a rope grommet, &c.

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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
black-lead. Cumb. It also means a neigh-bourhood, as such and such places lie in the same wad or bea...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
grommet-wad
A ring made of 1-1/2 or 2 inch rope, having attached to it two cross-pieces or diameters of the same...

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

The Sailor's Word-Book
jacket-a-wad
an ignis fatuus. Exm. ...

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