·add. ·- ·Alt. of Bickford match.
·noun A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, ·etc. ·see <<Fuse>>, ·noun. II...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Formerly called also fuzee. The adjunct employed with shells for igniting the bursting charge at the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Bickford match. ...
·add. ·- A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a ...